In 1996, Froggatt made her TV debut in the long-running
ITV drama
The Bill, and shortly afterwards landed the role of teenage mother
Zoe Tattersall in
Coronation Street. She left the programme in 1998, when her character was written out. The film earned a
BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Single Drama. Froggatt played the role of Angelique Mahy in the ITV mini-series
Island at War, which tells the story of the
German occupation of the Channel Islands. It aired on 11 July 2004. In the same year, she played Myra in the
BBC Radio 4 drama
My Turn to Make the Tea by
Monica Dickens. Froggatt starred as a main character in the drama
Missing, made by
SMG Productions in 2006, alongside
Gregor Fisher. The two-part thriller was not broadcast on
STV until November 2008, because ITV had changed its format to 60-minute time slots and
Missing was two 90-minute time slots. Also in 2006, Froggatt played the sister of
Myra Hindley in the ITV drama
See No Evil: The Moors Murders. She later appeared in another controversial role as the title character in
Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback, which first aired on
Channel Ten in Australia on 18 March 2007, and was screened in Britain on ITV on 8 April 2007. Froggatt portrayed Kate, a peasant, in the third season of the BBC TV series
Robin Hood. She played Hannah in
Spooks: Code 9, and features in the BBC Radio adaptation of
Solaris as Rheya. In May 2009, she played Kelly in the
BBC drama
Moving On. On 25 September 2009, Froggatt played the title role in the BBC Radio Four play
I Am Emma Humphreys. On 3 October of that year, Froggatt played Princess Yvonne in the BBC Radio Four Saturday play
The Von Trapps and Me. On 15 April 2010, Froggatt appeared opposite
Lee Ingleby in the BBC Radio Four play
The Disappearance by Peter Walley. In her film début,
In Our Name, Froggatt played Suzy, a soldier suffering from
post-traumatic stress disorder. She garnered critical acclaim for her performance, and won Best Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards. '' Tea and scone party at Paramount studios 2014 Starting in 2010, Froggatt appeared in
Downton Abbey as Anna, lady's maid to Lady Mary Crawley, for which she received an
Emmy nomination in both 2012 and 2014. On 11 January 2015, she was awarded the
Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie for the role. On 25 December 2010, Froggatt appeared in the
Royle Family Christmas special, "Joe's Crackers", as Saskia, the girlfriend of Antony Royle. Despite having been mentioned by name in earlier episodes, this was the first time that Saskia had appeared in person. Froggatt starred in John Donnelly's play
The Knowledge at the
Bush Theatre, West London, from 12 January to 19 February 2011. Along with
Downton Abbey in 2013, Froggatt had roles in the comedy drama based on
Irvine Welsh's novel
Filth, in the thriller
uwantme2killhim?, and an indie directed by
Uberto Pasolini,
Still Life. In 2015, she played Wendy in the new
Bob the Builder series, voicing her in both the UK and US versions. In 2016, she starred in a two-part ITV mini-series titled
Dark Angel, based on the true story of Victorian poisoner
Mary Ann Cotton. Also in 2016, she co-starred in the film
Starfish, an adaptation of a true story about Tom Ray, a man whose limbs were amputated after having contracted
sepsis. Froggatt portrayed Nic, his wife. In 2017, Froggatt appeared in the lead role of schoolteacher Laura Neilson in the six-part thriller mini-series
Liar on
ITV. Her character awakens, convinced that she was raped by respected surgeon Andrew Earlham (
Ioan Gruffudd), who is also the father of one of her students, even though she cannot remember the incident, nor does forensic evidence bear out her version of events. The series aired in the US on
SundanceTV. Froggatt began performances on 25 February 2019 as Frances Thorpe in the thriller
Alys, Always, at the
Bridge Theatre in London. The play was directed by
Nicholas Hytner and written by
Lucinda Coxon, and based on the book by
Harriet Lane. In 2022, she starred in
Last Light, an apocalyptic thriller TV series on
Peacock. In 2025, Froggatt began playing a major role as Jan DaSouza wife of
Tom Hardy's character, Harry DaSouza in MTV films hit drama
Mobland. ==Personal life==