- Born
- Birth nameAnne Lucinda Hartley Rice
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Anneka Rice was born on October 4, 1958 in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Challenge Anneka (1987), Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (1992) and 2point4 Children (1991). She was previously married to Nicholas Allott.
- SpouseNicholas Allott(1988 - 1992) (separated, 2 children)
- ChildrenThomas AllottJosh Allott
- Sons: Thomas (born 1989) and Josh (born 1990), both with Nicholas Allott, and Sam (born 2000) with Tom Gutteridge.
- She doesn't have any Swedish ancestry, but chose the Swedish name Anneka (named after the sister of a friend) because Anne and its variations were already taken when she joined Equity, and she wanted something similar.
- Voted "Rear Of The Year" by The Sun newspaper in 1987 after she became famous for her role in Treasure Hunt (1982), clad in a figure-hugging jumpsuit and pursued by a cameraman.
- Began her television career on English-language television in Hong Kong, where she lived from 1978 - 1982.
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