Anna Louise Friel was born on 12 July 1976 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. She is 5ft 2in tall English actress of Irish descent who was nominated in Golden Globe awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical Nomination for Pushing Daisies in 2008. She started her professional acting career with drama serial G.B.H. at the age of 13.
She was ranked #21 in Wizard magazine's Sexiest Women of TV list in March 2008 and part of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in the world in 2008.
She was ranked #21 in Wizard magazine's Sexiest Women of TV list in March 2008 and part of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in the world in 2008.