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Who is Anna Friel?

Anna Friel was born Anna Louise Friel on the 12th of July, 1976, in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in England. She works primarily as an actress. Anna began her career as Beth Jordache on the soap opera Brookside from 1993 to 1995. Her performance was notable for two reasons – she won a Most Popular Actress award, and she shared Britain’s first ever lesbian kiss in pre-watershed hours. In 1996, Anna appeared in The Tribe, which itself garnered discussion due to it’s menage a trios scene. In 2001, Anna made her West End debut in Lulu. In the same year, Anna met fellow actor David Thewlis on a flight to Cannes. They started dating, and have since had a daughter, Gracie, on the 9th of July, 2005. Anna currently appears in the television series Pushing Daisies for the 2007 American season, in the role of Chuck. Anna missed out on the role of Jenny Everdaeane in Gangs of New York. It went to Cameron Diaz. She will next be scene in Goal! 3 as Roz Harmison and Angel Makers in 2008.