Anna Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress.

Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, Friel's acting career took off when she played the lesbian Beth Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera, Brookside, and created a piece of British television history with the first on-screen lesbian kiss. Since then, she has taken the lead in the film Rogue Trader, opposite Ewan McGregor. Friel also made an impression when she appeared in David Leland's Land Girls, which also starred Rachel Weisz and Catherine McCormack and All For Love with Richard E. Grant. She has also appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream with Michelle Pfeiffer.

She is currently living with her Actor Boyfriend David Thewlis (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban).

Her credits include:

• The Jury (2004) (Fox TV)
• Timeline (2003)
• Watermelon (2003) (ITV1)
• Fields of Gold (2002) (BBC)
• The War Bride (2001)
• The Fear (2001) (BBC)
• Sunset Strip (2000)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
• Mad Cows (1999)
• Rogue Trader (1999)
• All For Love (1999) (BBC)
• The Land Girls (1998)
• The Tribe (1998) (BBC)
• Our Mutual Friend (1998) (BBC)
• Brookside (1993 - 1995) (Channel 4)

External links

• Anna Friel (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0295484/) at the Internet Movie Database