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Anna Louise Friel was born in Rochdale, in Greater Manchester. She is an English actress. She has been acting since the age of 13, appearing in a number of British television programmes. She played Beth Jordache on the Channel 4 soap Brookside which had the first lesbian kiss in a British soap opera in January 1994. She made her West End stage début in London in 2001, and has subsequently appeared on stage in several productions, including an adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany's and as Yelena in a 2012 production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Outside of film, she is probably best known in the USA for her work as Charlotte "Chuck" Charles in the ABC comedy series Pushing Daisies for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2008. She is the recipient of a number of awards including National Television Award, Drama Desk Award, and the Royal Television Society Award. She has also appeared in music videos and television and print media advertising campaigns and is the recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Bolton.