British Star Anna Friel Nude

Petite and sexy British actress Anna Friel is on the verge of becoming the next big British leading lady in America after her critically-acclaimed New York stage debut and her Golden Globe nominated part in the TV show Pushing Daisies. But in Europe she is already a well-known star after leading roles in movies like the football smash-hit Goal, and in her native Britain she's been a famous face dating right back to one of the most notorious moments in British soap history. Over two years in the UK soap Brookside, Anna played the character Beth Jordache, who murdered her abusive father and had a lesbian affair and onscreen kiss with a character played by Nicola Stephenson.

Born in Rochdale, England, on 12 July 1976, Anna had parts before that, starring in the TV drama GBH as young as just 13, but Brookside catapulted her in to tabloid notoriety. A string of romances with stars like Darren Day, Robbie Williams and George Clooney didn't hurt in that department either. People Magazine included Anna Friel in its 100 Most Beautiful People In The World list for 2008 and, after seeing her performance in Patrick Marber's Closer on Broadway, Jack Nicholson famously swore that he would not rest until he slept with her.

Far as we know, Jack's still itching. Anna's in a long-time relationship with British actor David Thewlis. Fortunately for us and Jack, Anna Friel's not been shy of shedding all for her art. She's displayed nude flesh in a string of movies like Niagara Motel, Watermelon, Me Without You, Sunset Strip, The Stringer and Rogue Trader - but best of all in The Tribe and The War Bride, where we get to see Anna in all her naked full frontal glory.