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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. |
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