Chancellor was born in Richmond, London, England, the daughter of the Hon. Mary Alice Jolliffe (daughter of William Jolliffe, 4th Baron Hylton) and John Paget Chancellor. Through her mother's mother, Lady Perdita Rose Mary Asquith, Chancellor is the great-granddaughter of Raymond Asquith and the great-great-granddaughter of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith,[1] and through her father, she is the great-great-granddaughter of the 12th Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham (a descendant of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter and William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley). She is a second cousin, once removed of actress Helena Bonham Carter, through her mother's side. Her uncle is journalist Alexander Chancellor, the father of model Cecilia Chancellor, her eight-times great-aunt was author Jane Austen, herself a great-niece of James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, and her second cousin six times removed was poet Lord Byron. She is also twice a descendant of Mary Boleyn and once of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich and John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
汤姆·希德勒斯顿2008年和肯尼斯·布拉纳在Donmar剧院一起出演契科夫的《伊万诺夫》，后者邀请他去为《雷神》的主人公试镜——事实上几乎每一位身高过六英尺、能说英语的男演员都收到过这个邀请，但在进入最后一轮之后，希德勒斯顿开始当真了。他苦练了六个星期的肌肉并且卓有成效，...
威尔森最为我们所熟悉的是她扮演的简·爱，为此她获得了第六十五届金球奖和第六十界英国学院奖最佳女主角提名。
