Anna Chell

{{Infobox person

| name = Anna Chell

| birth_name = Anna Lucy Chell

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|01|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stafford, England

| occupation = Actress

| television = Casualty

| years_active = 2013–present

| education = {{Hlist|Oxford School of Drama|The Manchester College|Academy of Live and Recorded Arts}}

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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.{{cite web |title=Anna Lucy Chell |url=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®ion=great%20britain |publisher=Genes Reunited |access-date=28 August 2023 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=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®ion=great%20britain |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Chell |first1=Anna |title=21!!! 🍺 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BeD4eCSgfbg/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |publisher=Instagram |access-date=28 August 2023 |date=17 January 2018}} Whilst there, she performed in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Stafford Shakespeare Festival.{{cite web |title=Anna Chell |url=https://www.spotlight.com/0930-5640-2478 |publisher=Spotlight |access-date=28 August 2023 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828234142/https://www.spotlight.com/0930-5640-2478 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |title=2020 GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT PAGE |url=https://ameenahamidproductions.com/young-artists-and-graduates-2020 |publisher=Ameena Hamid |access-date=28 August 2023 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828234142/https://ameenahamidproductions.com/young-artists-and-graduates-2020 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |title=Anna Chell |url=http://www.holby.tv/anna-chell/ |publisher=Holby.tv |access-date=28 August 2023 |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531152256/http://www.holby.tv/anna-chell/ |url-status=live }}

In 2021, Chell portrayed the recurring role of Kerry Lockwood in the ITV crime drama series The Bay.{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Elaine |title=Anna Chell on an explosive new chapter for Jodie Whyte |url=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 |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=What to Watch |date=2 May 2023 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=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 |url-status=live }} 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 and midwife Jodie Whyte on the BBC medical drama series Casualty.{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Elaine |title=Anna Chell on Jodie Whyte's 'terrifying' abduction ordeal |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/features/casualty-exclusive-anna-chell-on-jodie-whytes-terrifying-abduction-ordeal |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=What to Watch |date=17 May 2023 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828234146/https://www.whattowatch.com/features/casualty-exclusive-anna-chell-on-jodie-whytes-terrifying-abduction-ordeal |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=George |title=Casualty star Anna Chell reveals shock attack in Jodie's future |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a43814963/casualty-anna-chell-shock-attack-future/ |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=Digital Spy |date=6 May 2023 |archive-date=25 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825223001/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a43814963/casualty-anna-chell-shock-attack-future/ |url-status=live }} She made her first appearance as the character on 8 April 2023.{{cite news |last1=Dainty |first1=Sophie |title=Casualty - all the spoilers and gossip from the show's new nurses |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a43529157/casualty-spoilers-interviews-new-cast/ |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=Digital Spy |date=8 April 2023 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818215522/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a43529157/casualty-spoilers-interviews-new-cast/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Bird |first1=Daniel |title=Casualty announce new characters including familiar face after stars QUIT show |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/casualty-announce-new-characters-very-29521863 |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=Daily Mirror |date=23 March 2023 |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819132924/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/casualty-announce-new-characters-very-29521863 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite news |title=Casualty announces new cast members as Barney Walsh, Anna Chell, Sarah Seggari and Eddie-Joe Robinson join as new nursing recruits |url=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 |access-date=28 August 2023 |publisher=BBC |date=23 March 2023 |archive-date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=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/ |url-status=live }} 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,{{cite news |last1=Rowan |first1=Iona |title=Casualty to expose Jodie Whyte's secret this weekend |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a44125038/casualty-spoilers-jodie-secret-exposed/ |access-date=28 August 2023 |date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=25 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825222839/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a44125038/casualty-spoilers-jodie-secret-exposed/ |url-status=live }} being spiked and kidnapped,{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Elaine |title=Casualty spoilers: Jodie Whyte is drugged and kidnapped! |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/embargoed-casualty-spoilers-jodie-whyte-is-drugged-and-kidnapped |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=What to Watch |date=16 May 2023 |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710220911/https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/embargoed-casualty-spoilers-jodie-whyte-is-drugged-and-kidnapped |url-status=live }} being attacked by a patient, handling a venomous snake on the ward, being at the centre of a bomb attack{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Elaine |title=Casualty spoilers: Jodie Whyte in bomb HORROR! |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/casualty-spoilers-jodie-whyte-in-bomb-horror |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=What to Watch |date=6 May 2023 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828235155/https://www.whattowatch.com/spoilers/casualty-spoilers-jodie-whyte-in-bomb-horror |url-status=live }} and witnessing misogynistic terrorism at a women's march.{{cite news |last1=Dainty |first1=Sophie |title=7 huge Casualty spoilers for next week |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a44838889/casualty-spoilers-max-rida-donna/ |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=Digital Spy |date=20 August 2023 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828235700/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/casualty/a44838889/casualty-spoilers-max-rida-donna/ |url-status=live }}

Filmography

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

2021

| The Bay

| Kerry Lockwood

| Recurring role

| align="center" |

2023–present

| Casualty

| Jodie Whyte

| Main role

| align="center" | {{cite news |last1=Lindsay |first1=Duncan |title=Flirty and confrontational! Meet Casualty's new nurses as the cast reveal all |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/08/meet-casualtys-new-nurses-as-the-cast-reveal-all-18574592/ |access-date=28 August 2023 |work=Metro |date=8 April 2023 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828235746/https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/08/meet-casualtys-new-nurses-as-the-cast-reveal-all-18574592/ |url-status=live }}