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** Creator/BryanFuller wanted to cast her as Margot Verger in ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' but she was committed to ''Series/TheOdyssey'' at the time.

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** Creator/BryanFuller wanted to cast her as Margot Verger in ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' but she was committed to ''Series/TheOdyssey'' ''Series/AmericanOdyssey'' at the time.
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Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) 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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Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) 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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* RomanceOnTheSet: She met her then partner Creator/DavidThewlis on the set of ''Literature/{{Timeline}}''.

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* RomanceOnTheSet: She met her then partner then-partner Creator/DavidThewlis on the set of ''Literature/{{Timeline}}''.
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* FakeNationality: She's Brit, but commonly plays {{Fake American}}s.

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* FakeNationality: She's a Brit, but commonly plays {{Fake American}}s.
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* ''Series/{{Brookside}}''
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->''"...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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* FakeNationality: She's Brit, but commonly plays {{Fake American}}s.
* 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.


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* RomanceOnTheSet: She met her then partner Creator/DavidThewlis on the set of ''Literature/{{Timeline}}''.
* StarMakingRole: While already a familiar face at the time, ''Series/PushingDaisies'' is what really got her recognized.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** She was the runner up for Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter's role in ''Film/FightClub''.
** 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.
** Creator/BryanFuller wanted to cast her as Margot Verger in ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' but she was committed to ''Series/TheOdyssey'' at the time.
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* FakeNationality: She's Brit, but commonly plays {{Fake American}}s.
* 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.



* RomanceOnTheSet: She met her then partner Creator/DavidThewlis on the set of ''Literature/{{Timeline}}''.
* StarMakingRole: While already a familiar face at the time, ''Series/PushingDaisies'' is what really got her recognized.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** She was the runner up for Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter's role in ''Film/FightClub''.
** 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.
** Creator/BryanFuller wanted to cast her as Margot Verger in ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' but she was committed to ''Series/TheOdyssey'' at the time.
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* StarMakingRole: While already a familiar face at the time, ''Series/PushingDasies'' is what really got her recognized.

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* StarMakingRole: While already a familiar face at the time, ''Series/PushingDasies'' time, ''Series/PushingDaisies'' is what really got her recognized.
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Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) 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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!She appeared in:

* ''Series/{{GBH}}''
* ''Series/{{Emmerdale}}''
* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt''
* ''Series/{{Cadfael}}''
* ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream''
* ''Literature/{{Timeline}}''
* ''Series/PushingDaisies''
* ''Film/LandOfTheLost''
* ''Literature/BreakfastAtTiffanys''
* ''Series/{{Neverland}}''
* ''Series/ComeFlyWithMe''
* ''Film/{{Limitless}}''
* ''Theatre/UncleVanya''
* ''Series/AmericanOdyssey''
* ''Series/{{Marcella}}''

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!Tropes
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Her non-comedic characters tend to be detached.
* FakeNationality: She's Brit, but commonly plays {{Fake American}}s.
* 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.
* MsFanservice: She has no qualms showing a lot of skin (sometimes outright disrobing) in her works.
* RomanceOnTheSet: She met her then partner Creator/DavidThewlis on the set of ''Literature/{{Timeline}}''.
* StarMakingRole: While already a familiar face at the time, ''Series/PushingDasies'' is what really got her recognized.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** She was the runner up for Creator/HelenaBonhamCarter's role in ''Film/FightClub''.
** 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.
** Creator/BryanFuller wanted to cast her as Margot Verger in ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' but she was committed to ''Series/TheOdyssey'' at the time.
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