Chancellor was born in Richmond, England to barrister John Paget Chancellor and Hon. Mary Jolliffe, a daughter of Lord Hylton. Her father was the son of Sir See more

Chancellor got her first acting role on television playing Mercedes Page in Jupiter Moon, a BSkyB soap, then came a commercial for See more

Chancellor had one daughter, Poppy, with poet Jock Scot. Poppy died from leukaemia on 29 September 2023 aged 36. See more

Chancellor has played the role of Ann Smiley in BBC dramatisations of the John le Carré novels Call for the Dead, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy See more

She is a patron of the London children's charity Scene & Heard. See more

• Boston Marriage, Donmar Warehouse – March–April 2001; Donmar in the West End – November 2001–February 2002
• Mammals at the Oxford Playhouse and touring – Lorna, … See more

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