Anna Friel Profile and Biography

Anna Friel (photo, image, picture)Anna Friel Profile:Anna Louise Friel best known as Anna Friel was born July 12, 1976 (star sign: Cancer) at her hometown in Rochdale, Lancashire or Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (UK). Anna Friel is a beautiful English (film, movie, television) actress, female model, Hollywood star (superstar), and women celebrity.

She has a hair colour: dark brown (brunette), eyes colour: hazel, height: 5′ 3¾” (162 cm), measurements: 32-25-34, and hobbies: horseback riding. She was get Awards and Nominations, among others: Honorary degree, awarded by University of Bolton, 1994 TV Quick Magazine – Best Newcomer, 1995 TV Times Awards – Best Actress, 1999 Drama Desk Awards – Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for “Closer”, 2008 Satellite Awards – Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical Nomination for Pushing Daisies (nominee), 2008 Golden Globe – Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical Nomination for Pushing Daisies (nominee), and 2009 Royal Television Society North West Award – Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series for The Street.

Anna Friel Biography:
Anna Friel was born at her hometown in Rochdale, Lancashire or Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (UK). Anna Friel is the daughter of Julie, a special needs teacher, and Des Friel, a former teacher of French and owner of a Web Design Company. Anna Friel’s father, a former folk guitarist, was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and grew up in Donegal, Ireland. Anna Friel’s brother Michael starred in the Hovis television adverts. Anna Friel attended Crompton House Church of England High School, in High Crompton, Shaw and Crompton. Anna Friel then attended Holy Cross College in Bury. Anna Friel received frequent praise for her work in local talent shows.

Anna Friel on 1989 was hired for her first professional acting job in the Channel 4 drama serial G.B.H., as the daughter of Michael Palin’s character. Anna Friel’s performance led to a series of appearances on various British television shows, including Emmerdale. Anna Friel on 1992 was added to the cast on the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, where she gained greater exposure in the role of Beth Jordache. Anna Friel on 1995 won the National Television Award for Most Popular Actress for her work on Brookside.

Anna Friel on 1998 appeared in the original Broadway run of Closer by Patrick Marber at the Music Box Theatre in Manhattan, United States (US) winning a Drama Desk Award and a Theatre World award for her performance as Alice. Anna Friel on 2001 made her West End stage debut in London, United Kingdom (UK) in a fringe production of Lulu which also transferred to Broadway.

Anna Friel’s television work includes the short lived The Jury for the Fox and ITV1′s Watermelon which was based on the novel by Marian Keyes. Anna Friel on 2007 started playing Charlotte “Chuck” Charles in Pushing Daisies, a new television series from the creator of Dead Like Me, Spoon and Wonderfalls, on the American network ABC.

In the pilot season following the cancellation of Pushing Daisies, Anna Friel was offered six pilots but declined all six roles in favour of focusing on her movie career.

Anna Friel on November 2006 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Bolton for contributions to the performing arts.

Anna Friel has also been seen as the face of Pantene Pro-V Ice shine in the United Kingdom (UK), appearing in both television advertisements and print advertising. Anna Friel has also appeared in adverts on television for 3 Mobile and Virgin Atlantic Airways.

Anna Friel on May 2009 confirmed that she will star in a West End adaptation of the novel Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The show started in September 2009 at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, United Kingdom (UK).

Anna Friel is due to star in a film London Boulevard alongside Ray Winstone, Colin Farrell, and Keira Knightley which is expected to be released on 2010.(Anna Friel Profile and Biography source: Wikipedia.Org)