Anna Chell Explained

Anna Chell
Birth Name:Anna Lucy Chell
Birth Date:17 January 1997
Birth Place:Stafford, England
Occupation:Actress
Television:Casualty
Years Active:2013–present
Height:[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

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. Whilst studying, she starred in various stage productions, including The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Great Expectations and Love and Information, amongst others.[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. Then in 2023, Chell was cast as nurse 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, handling a venomous snake on the ward, being at the centre of a bomb attack[15] and witnessing misogynistic terrorism at a women's march.[16]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021The BayKerry LockwoodRecurring role
2023CasualtyJodie WhyteMain role[17]

Stage

YearTitleRole
2013A Midsummer Night's DreamFairy
20141984Julia
2015The CrucibleAbigail Williams
2017The Wonderful World of DissociaLisa
2018The Pink BedroomHelen
2018BeginningLaura
2019Great ExpectationsBiddy/Startop
2020Earthquakes in LondonJasmine
2020Love and InformationVarious

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anna Chell . Revolution Talent . 28 August 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828233627/https://www.revolutiontalent.co.uk/talent/anna-chell . live .
  2. Web site: Anna Lucy Chell . . 28 August 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828233631/https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/search/results?sourcecategory=birthsutf002c%20marriages%20utf0026%20deaths&collection=births%20utf0026%20baptisms&firstname=anna%20lucy&firstname_variants=true&lastname=chell&birthyear=1997&birthyear_offset=0&region=great%20britain . live .
  3. Web site: Chell . Anna . 21!!! . . 28 August 2023 . 17 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Anna Chell . . 28 August 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828234142/https://www.spotlight.com/0930-5640-2478 . live .
  5. Web site: 2020 GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT PAGE . Ameena Hamid . 28 August 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828234142/https://ameenahamidproductions.com/young-artists-and-graduates-2020 . live .
  6. Web site: Anna Chell . Holby.tv . 28 August 2023 . 31 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531152256/http://www.holby.tv/anna-chell/ . live .
  7. News: Reilly . Elaine . Anna Chell on an explosive new chapter for Jodie Whyte . 28 August 2023 . . 2 May 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828235434/https://www.whattowatch.com/features/casualty-star-anna-chell-reveals-bombs-daddy-issues-snakes-and-a-drunken-kiss-are-on-the-cards-for-nurse-jodie-whyte . live .
  8. News: Reilly . Elaine . Anna Chell on Jodie Whyte's 'terrifying' abduction ordeal . 28 August 2023 . . 17 May 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828234146/https://www.whattowatch.com/features/casualty-exclusive-anna-chell-on-jodie-whytes-terrifying-abduction-ordeal . live .
  9. News: Lewis . George . Casualty star Anna Chell reveals shock attack in Jodie's future . 28 August 2023 . . 6 May 2023 . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825223001/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a43814963/casualty-anna-chell-shock-attack-future/ . live .
  10. News: Dainty . Sophie . Casualty - all the spoilers and gossip from the show's new nurses . 28 August 2023 . . 8 April 2023 . 18 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818215522/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a43529157/casualty-spoilers-interviews-new-cast/ . live .
  11. News: Bird . Daniel . Casualty announce new characters including familiar face after stars QUIT show . 28 August 2023 . . 23 March 2023 . 19 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819132924/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/casualty-announce-new-characters-very-29521863 . live .
  12. News: Casualty announces new cast members as Barney Walsh, Anna Chell, Sarah Seggari and Eddie-Joe Robinson join as new nursing recruits . 28 August 2023 . . 23 March 2023 . 8 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508104402/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2023/casualty-announces-new-cast-members-as-barney-walsh-anna-chell-sarah-seggari-and-eddie-joe-robinson-join-as-new-nursing-recruits/ . live .
  13. News: Rowan . Iona . Casualty to expose Jodie Whyte's secret this weekend . 28 August 2023 . 8 June 2023 . 25 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230825222839/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a44125038/casualty-spoilers-jodie-secret-exposed/ . live .
  14. News: Reilly . Elaine . Casualty spoilers: Jodie Whyte is drugged and kidnapped! . 28 August 2023 . . 16 May 2023 . 10 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230710220911/https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/embargoed-casualty-spoilers-jodie-whyte-is-drugged-and-kidnapped . live .
  15. News: Reilly . Elaine . Casualty spoilers: Jodie Whyte in bomb HORROR! . 28 August 2023 . . 6 May 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828235155/https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/casualty-spoilers-jodie-whyte-in-bomb-horror . live .
  16. News: Dainty . Sophie . 7 huge Casualty spoilers for next week . 28 August 2023 . . 20 August 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828235700/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a44838889/casualty-spoilers-max-rida-donna/ . live .
  17. News: Lindsay . Duncan . Flirty and confrontational! Meet Casualty's new nurses as the cast reveal all . 28 August 2023 . . 8 April 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828235746/https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/08/meet-casualtys-new-nurses-as-the-cast-reveal-all-18574592/ . live .