Anna Chell
Anna Chell | |
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| Born | Anna Lucy Chell 17 January 1997 Stafford, England |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Television | Casualty |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] |
Anna Lucy Chell (born 17 January 1997) is an English actress. She began her career appearing in various stage productions including A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Crucible and Great Expectations, before being cast as Jodie Whyte in the BBC medical drama series Casualty in 2023.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Anna Lucy Chell was born on 17 January 1997 in Stafford. Prior to pursuing acting, she worked in hospitality.[2][3] Whilst there, she performed in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Stafford Shakespeare Festival.[4] She moved to Manchester in 2013 and studied at the Manchester College, before obtaining a BA in acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.[5] She also studied at the Oxford School of Drama and was shortlisted for the BBC Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award.[4] Whilst studying, she starred in various stage productions, including The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Great Expectations and Love and Information, amongst others.[4][6]
In 2021, Chell portrayed the recurring role of Kerry Lockwood in the ITV crime drama series The Bay.[7] A year later, she appeared in a national advertisement campaign for food brand Doritos, as well as appearing in a rehearsed reading of Les the Punter in Manchester.[4] Then in 2023, Chell was cast as nurse and midwife Jodie Whyte on the BBC medical drama series Casualty.[8][9] She made her first appearance as the character on 8 April 2023.[10][11] Chell's casting was part of a shakeup on the series and was announced alongside three other new castings: Eddie-Joe Robinson, Sarah Seggari and Barney Walsh.[12] During her first few months on the series, her character was involved in various dramatic storylines including grieving her dead mother, finding out her estranged father is her boss,[13] being spiked and kidnapped,[14] being attacked by a patient,[9] handling a venomous snake on the ward,[8] being at the centre of a bomb attack[15] and witnessing misogynistic terrorism at a women's march.[16]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2021 | The Bay | Kerry Lockwood | Recurring role | [7] |
| 2023–present | Casualty | Jodie Whyte | Main role | [17] |
Stage
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2013 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Fairy | [4] |
| 2014 | 1984 | Julia | [4] |
| 2015 | The Crucible | Abigail Williams | [4] |
| 2017 | The Wonderful World of Dissocia | Lisa | [4] |
| 2018 | The Pink Bedroom | Helen | [4] |
| 2018 | Beginning | Laura | [4] |
| 2019 | Great Expectations | Biddy/Startop | [4] |
| 2020 | Earthquakes in London | Jasmine | [4] |
| 2020 | Love and Information | Various | [4] |
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | BBC Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award | Herself | Shortlisted | [4] |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Anna Chell at IMDb
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