By Tennille Ayers
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She first achieved fame as Beth Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1993–1995), later coming to international prominence with her role as Charlotte “Chuck” Charles on ABC‘s Pushing Daisies (2007–2009), for which she received a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2017, she won the International Emmy for Best Actress for her portrayal of the title character in the ITV/Netflix mystery drama series Marcella (2016–2021). Her other accolades include a Drama Desk Award, an honorary degree, and a BAFTA nomination.
Friel made her feature film debut in 1998 with a leading role in The Land Girls. Subsequent credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999), Me Without You (2001), Timeline (2003), Goal! (2005), Bathory (2008), Land of the Lost (2009), Limitless (2011), Books of Blood (2020), and Charming the Hearts of Men (2021). Her stage credits include Closer (Broadway, 1999), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (West End, 2009), and Uncle Vanya (West End, 2012).
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Died
- Erasmus of Rotterdam (writer & philosopher) –
- Alexander Hamilton (statesman and founding father) –
- Dolley Madison (U.S. First Lady) –
- Sherwood Schwartz (writer & producer) –
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer ( sex therapist, author) –
Born
- Josiah Wedgwood (potter) –
- Henry David Thoreau (writer) –
- George Eastman (inventor) –
- Buckminster Fuller (engineer and architect who developed the geodesic dome) –
- Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist) –
- Richard Simmons (fitness guru) –
- Cheryl Ladd (actress) –
- Kristi Yamaguchi (figure skater) –
- Anna Friel (actress) –
- Topher Grace (actor) –
- Erik Per Sullivan (actor) –
Events
- Queen Elizabeth first feature-length film shown in the United States –
- René Pleven became prime minister of France –
- Dwight Eisenhower became the first U.S. president to fly in a helicopter –
- The island nation of Kiribati declared independence –
- Scott Jurek completed the full Appalachian Trail in 46 days, 8 hours, and 8 minutes, setting a new record. He beat the previous record by 3 hours. –
Weather
- Basin, Wyoming, experienced a record high temperature of 114 degrees F –
- The temperature reached 112 degrees F in Emerson, Manitoba –
- Rain in Salem, Oregon, broke a 113-year “Dry Day” record –
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