| Age | 48 |
| Birthday | 12 July, 1976 |
| Birthplace | Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK |
| Height | 5' 5" (165 cm) |
| Eye Color | Green |
| Hair Color | Brown - Dark |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Claim to Fame | her roles as Beth Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, Charlotte “Chuck” Charles in the ABC comedy-drama series Pushing Daisies, Detective Sergeant Marcella Backland in the ITV crime drama series Marcella, Sgt. Odelle Ballard in the NBC action thriller series American Odyssey, Christina Fitzsimmons in the 6-part BBC One drama series Broken, Vicky Duffy in the 3-part ITV drama series Butterfly, Erica Myles in the Starz anthology drama series The Girlfriend Experience, and Megan Delaney in the Fox legal drama series The Jury |
Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. Born in Rochdale, she has been acting since the age of 13, appearing in a number of British television programmes. She played Beth Jordache in the Channel 4 soap Brookside, which had the first lesbian kiss in a British soap opera in January 1994. She made her West End theater debut in London in 2001 and has subsequently appeared in several productions, including in an adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany's and as Yelena in a 2012 production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya.
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