Biography

Name: Anna Louise Friel

Born: 12th July 1976

Height: 1.65 m

Place of Birth: Rochdale, Lancashire

Current residence: Windsor , Clerkenwell (London) and Los Angeles

First experiences of acting: Performed in 8 productions for the Oldham Theatre Workshop. Also appeared at Liverpool Empire, Oldham Colliseum, Duke Of York.

Television: In Their Shoes, 8:15 From Manchester, GBH, Coronation Street, Going Live, In Suspicious Circumstances, Medics, Brookside, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Holiday Programme, Cadfael, You Drive Me, Tales From The Crypt, Our Mutual Friend, The Fear, Fields of Gold, Watermelon, The Jury, Pushing Daisies.

Films: The Tribe, The Land Girls, St Ives (All For Love), The Stringer, Rogue Trader, Mad Cows, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Sunset Strip, An Everlasting Piece, The War Bride, Me Without You, TimeLine, Perfect Strangers, Goal!, Niagara Motel, Irish Jam, Goal! 2, Bathory

Plays: Look Europe (London), Closer (Broadway), Lulu (London & Washington)

Awards:

1994 Best Newcomer - TV Quick Magazine
1995 Best Actress - TV Times Awards
1995 Best Actress - Smash Hits Poll Winners
1999 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play - Drama Desk Award (Closer)
1999 Nominee - Best Play - Tony Awards (Closer)
1999 Special Achievement Award for Ensemble Performance - Outer Circle Critics' Awards (Closer)
1999 Best Foreign Play - New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (Closer)
2002 Nominee - Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production - Helen Hayes Award ( Lulu)
2002 Nominee - Genie Awards (Canada) - Best Performance by an Actress In a Leading Role (The War Bride)
2007 Outstanding New Series - Family Television Awards (Pushing Daisies)
2007 Outstanding Comedy Series - Satellite Awards (Pushing Daisies)
2007 Nominee - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical – Satellite Awards (Pushing Daisies)
2008 Nominee - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical – Golden Globes (Pushing Daisies)
2008 AFI - Top TV Show of 2007 (Pushing Daisies) - All Cast Honoured

(Pushing Daisies additional awards and nominations are:

Nominee - 2007 People's Choice Awards,
Nominee (for the show and Barry Sonnenfeld) - 2007 Directors Guild of America Awards
Top 10 2007 TV Couples - TVGuide.com
Nominee - Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical - 2007 Golden Globes
Nominee - Best Performance By an Actor in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical (for Lee Pace) - 2007 Golden Globes
Nominee - Best Performance By an Actor in a TV Series, Comedy or Musical (for Lee Pace) - 2007 SatelliteAwards

(Goal!'s Awards nominations include 2 x 2006 Teen Choice Awards, 4 x 2007 Imagen Foundation Awards (for which Kuno Becker won Best Film Actor) and 1 2006 Golden Trailer Award )

(Watermelon's 2003 Irish Film & Television Awards were for Best Hair/Make-Up and nominations in the categories for Best TV Drama and also Best Costume Design)

(Me Without You's Award nominations include the Golden Hitchcock Award at the 2001 Dinard British Film Festival and the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the 2002 BAFTA Awards)

(The War Bride's additional Canadian Genie Awards include Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design and Best Achievement in Costume Design, with nominations in the categories: Best Motion Picture, Actor In a Supporting Role, Actress In a Supporting Role (2 nominations) )

(Our Mutual Friend (BBC) won 4 BAFTAs in 1999 for Design, Make Up/Hair, Sound and Best Drama Serial as well as being nominated for 5 other Awards. The series also won the 1998 Royal TV Society Award for Best Production Design & Drama, 2 1999 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards (Best Actor & Drama Serial) and the 1999 San Francisco International Film Festival Certificate of Merit for TV Drama Series.)

Agents: Finch & Partners (UK) / United Talent Agency (US)