Anna Friel

July 12, 1976 (age 50) Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK

Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She rose to fame in the UK as Beth Jordache on the Channel 4 soap Brookside. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anna Friel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Her titles like Limitless, Land of the Lost, and Goal! - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 19, 2026

Watched: 0/54

Weighted avg: 6.22 /10

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1

Limitless

2011March 2011 by Neil Burger

Supporting as Melissa

Supporting as Melissa

6.81 Good+
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2

Land of the Lost

2009June 2009 by Brad Silberling

Starring as Holly

Starring as Holly

4.96 Mediocre++
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3

Goal!

2005September 2005 by Danny Cannon

Supporting as Roz Harmison

Supporting as Roz Harmison

6.35 Good-
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4

Timeline

2003November 2003 by Richard Donner

Supporting as Lady Claire

Supporting as Lady Claire

5.23 Okay-
5

5

London Boulevard

2010November 2010 by William Monahan

Supporting as Briony Mitchel

Supporting as Briony Mitchel

5.42 Okay-
6

6

Goal II: Living the Dream

2007February 2007 by Jaume Collet-Serra

Starring as Roz Harmison

Starring as Roz Harmison

5.50 Okay
7

7

Pushing Daisies

2007–2009 by Bryan Fuller

Starring as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles

Starring as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles

7.02 Good++
8

8

I.T.

2016September 2016 by John Moore

Supporting as Rose Regan

Supporting as Rose Regan

4.94 Mediocre++
9

9

Marcella

2016–2021 by Hans Rosenfeldt

Lead role as Marcella Backland

Lead role as Marcella Backland

5.91 Okay++
10

10

Good People

2014August 2014 by Henrik Ruben Genz

Starring as Sarah

Starring as Sarah

5.06 Okay--
11

11

Books of Blood

2020October 2020 by Brannon Braga

Supporting as Mary

Supporting as Mary

5.80 Okay+
12

12

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999May 1999 by Michael Hoffman

Supporting as Hermia

Supporting as Hermia

5.90 Okay++
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13

Neverland

2011

Starring as Captain Elizabeth Bonny

Starring as Captain Elizabeth Bonny

5.16 Okay--
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14

Locked In

2023November 2023 by Nour Wazzi

Supporting as Nurse Nicky Mackenzie

Supporting as Nurse Nicky Mackenzie

4.88 Mediocre++
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15

Bathory: Countess of Blood

2008July 2008 by Juraj Jakubisko

Lead role as Erzsébet Báthory

Lead role as Erzsébet Báthory

5.40 Okay-
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16

Rogue Trader

1999June 1999 by James Dearden

Starring as Lisa Leeson

Starring as Lisa Leeson

5.54 Okay
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17

The Look of Love

2013April 2013 by Michael Winterbottom

Starring as Jean Raymond

Starring as Jean Raymond

5.34 Okay-
18

18

The Cleanse

2018May 2018 by Bobby Miller

Starring as Maggie

Starring as Maggie

4.98 Mediocre++
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19

The Saboteurs

2015 by Per-Olav Sørensen

Starring as Julie Smith

Starring as Julie Smith

6.21 Good--
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20

American Odyssey

2015 by Adam Armus

Lead role as Odelle Ballard

Lead role as Odelle Ballard

6.09 Okay++
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21

Me Without You

2001November 2001 by Sandra Goldbacher

Lead role as Marina

Lead role as Marina

6.01 Okay++
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22

Charming the Hearts of Men

2021August 2021 by S.E. DeRose

Lead role as Grace Gordon

Lead role as Grace Gordon

5.70 Okay+
23

23

The Box

2021 by Adi Hasak

Lead role as Detective Sharon Pici

Lead role as Detective Sharon Pici

5.63 Okay
24

24

Broken

2017

Starring as Christina Fitzsimmons

Starring as Christina Fitzsimmons

5.97 Okay++
25

25

Sunset Strip

2000August 2000 by Adam Collis

Lead role as Tammy Franklin

Lead role as Tammy Franklin

5.44 Okay-
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26

Treasure Guards

2011September 2011 by Iain B. MacDonald

Lead role as Victoria

Lead role as Victoria

5.43 Okay-
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27

Having You

2013June 2013 by Sam Hoare

Lead role as Anna

Lead role as Anna

5.54 Okay
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28

The War Bride

2001March 2001 by Lyndon Chubbuck

Lead role as Lily

Lead role as Lily

5.82 Okay+
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29

Monarch

2022 by Melissa London Hilfers

Starring as Nicolette 'Nicky' Roman

Starring as Nicolette 'Nicky' Roman

5.98 Okay++
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30

The Land Girls

1998June 1998 by David Leland

Starring as Prue (Prudence)

Starring as Prue (Prudence)

5.83 Okay+
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31

Irish Jam

2006January 2006 by John Eyres

Starring as Maureen Duffy

Starring as Maureen Duffy

5.72 Okay+
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32

Our Mutual Friend

1998 by Sandy Welch

Starring as Bella Harmon / Bella Wilfer

Starring as Bella Harmon / Bella Wilfer

6.30 Good--
33

33

Deep Water

2019

Lead role as Lisa Kallisto

Lead role as Lisa Kallisto

5.80 Okay+
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34

Butterfly

2018 by Tony Marchant

Starring as Vicky Duffy

Starring as Vicky Duffy

5.70 Okay+
35

35

Sulphur & White

2020February 2020 by Julian Jarrold

Starring as Joanne Tait

Starring as Joanne Tait

5.43 Okay-
36

36

Mad Cows

1999October 1999 by Sara Sugarman

Lead role as Maddy

Lead role as Maddy

5.62 Okay
37

37

The Stringer

1998January 1998 by Paweł Pawlikowski

Lead role

Lead role

Needs more reviews
38

38

My Sister's Bones

2026January 2026 by Heidi Greensmith

Starring as Sally Rafter

Starring as Sally Rafter

Needs more reviews
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39

Tomato Red

2017February 2017 by Juanita Wilson

Starring as Bev Merridew

Starring as Bev Merridew

5.99 Okay++
40

40

Unforgivable

2025July 2025 by Julia Ford

Lead role as Anna McKinney

Lead role as Anna McKinney

Needs more reviews
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41

Watermelon

2003April 2003 by Kieron J. Walsh

Lead role as Claire Ryan

Lead role as Claire Ryan

Needs more reviews
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42

Without You

2011 by Charlotte Jones

Lead role as Ellie Manning

Lead role as Ellie Manning

Needs more reviews
43

43

The Street

2006–2009 by Jimmy McGovern

Supporting as Dee

Supporting as Dee

6.17 Good--
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44

The F Ward

Airing since 2026 by Dan Edwards

Lead role as Dr Gloria Wall

Lead role as Dr Gloria Wall

Needs more reviews
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45

The Tribe

1998June 1998 by Stephen Poliakoff

Supporting as Lizzie

Supporting as Lizzie

5.70 Okay+
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46

An Everlasting Piece

2000December 2000 by Barry Levinson

Starring as Bronagh

Starring as Bronagh

5.90 Okay++
47

47

Niagara Motel

2006March 2006 by Gary Yates

Supporting as Denise

Supporting as Denise

5.79 Okay+
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48

St. Ives

1998January 1998 by Harry Hook

Supporting as Flora Gilchrist

Supporting as Flora Gilchrist

5.81 Okay+
49

49

Last Rumba in Rochdale

2002January 2002 by John Chorlton

Lead role

Lead role

Needs more reviews
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50

Public Enemies

2012 by Tony Marchant

Lead role as Paula Radnor

Lead role as Paula Radnor

Needs more reviews
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51

Perfect Strangers

2004October 2004 by Robin Sheppard

Starring as Susie Wilding

Starring as Susie Wilding

Needs more reviews
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52

Brookside

1982–2003 by Phil Redmond

Minor role as Beth Jordache

Minor role as Beth Jordache

5.74 Okay+
53

53

Fields of Gold

2002

Lead role

Lead role

Needs more reviews
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54

The Jury

2004 by James Yoshimura

Supporting as Megan Delaney

Supporting as Megan Delaney

Needs more reviews