Trivia
Name: Anna Louise Friel
Born: 12th July 1976
Height: 1.65 m
Place of Birth: Rochdale, Lancashire
Current residence: Windsor , Clerkenwell (London) and Los Angeles
• Living with partner actor David Thewlis.
• Made her British stage debut in off-West End London production of “Lulu” by Frank Wedekind in 2001.
• Made her American stage debut at New York City’s Music Box in 1999 as Alice in Patrick Marber’s “Closer”.
• With boyfriend David Thewlis, became The Faces Of Mulberry for Spring 2002.
• Caused a major controversy with her Lesbian screen kiss with Nicola Stephenson on the set of “Brookside” in 1994.
• Dated Darren Day.
• Gave birth to a baby girl, named Gracie. This is her first child with actor David Thewlis. Gracie was born at London’s Portland Hospital and weighed 7lb 4oz. [9 July 2005]
• Is of Irish descent.
• Lobbied for the role of “Nymphadora Tonks” in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), after the sixth book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, revealed that “Tonks” was romantically involved with “Remus Lupin”, who is played by her real-life boyfriend, David Thewlis.

