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2	->''"...the most important thing - apart from telling a good, believable story, and being a true character - is to be someone the audience will care about, even if you're playing a murderer or rapist."''
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4	Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976 in Rochdale, England) is an English actress. While a known actress in her home country, she's probably best known internationally for her work as Charlotte "Chuck" Charles in the Creator/{{ABC}} comedy series ''Series/PushingDaisies'' for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
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6	!She appeared in:
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8	* ''Series/{{GBH}}''
9	* ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}''
10	* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt''
11	* ''Series/{{Cadfael}}''
12	* ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream''
13	* ''Literature/{{Timeline}}''
14	* ''Series/PushingDaisies''
15	* ''Film/LandOfTheLost''
16	* ''Literature/BreakfastAtTiffanys''
17	* ''Series/{{Neverland}}''
18	* ''Series/ComeFlyWithMe''
19	* ''Film/{{Limitless}}''
20	* ''Theatre/UncleVanya''
21	* ''Series/AmericanOdyssey''
22	* ''Series/{{Marcella}}''
23	* ''Series/{{Brookside}}''
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26	!Tropes
27	* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Her non-comedic characters tend to be detached.
28	* FakeNationality: She's a Brit, but commonly plays {{Fake American}}s.
29	* MethodActing: When playing a FakeAmerican (specifically during ''Series/PushingDaisies''[='=]s run), she uses her American accent even at breaks so she'd get used to it.
30	* MsFanservice: She has no qualms showing a lot of skin (sometimes outright disrobing) in her works.
31	* RomanceOnTheSet: She met her then-partner Creator/DavidThewlis on the set of ''Literature/{{Timeline}}''.
32	* StarMakingRole: While already a familiar face at the time, ''Series/PushingDaisies'' is what really got her recognized.
33	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
34	** She was the runner up for Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter's role in ''Film/FightClub''.
35	** She lobbied for the role of "[[Music/NataliaTena Nymphadora Tonks]]" in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'', after [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the sixth book of the same name]] revealed that "Tonks" was romantically involved with "Remus Lupin", who is played by her then real-life boyfriend, Creator/DavidThewlis.
36	** Creator/BryanFuller wanted to cast her as Margot Verger in ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' but she was committed to ''Series/AmericanOdyssey'' at the time.

Context Creator / AnnaFriel