| Anna Green | |||||||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Lisa M. Kay | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1999–2002 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 15 September 1999 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | 10 December 2002 | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Jo Hallows | ||||||||||
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Anna Green is a fictional character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Lisa M. Kay. The character made her first on-screen appearance on 15 September 1999. Anna is introduced into the series as one of five new students arriving to study at the Hollyoaks Community College. Anna is characterised as "dowdy", "prim and proper" and unlucky in love. She is often seen wearing her trademark glasses, which Kay believed did not suit the character. Anna received a style transformation as writers evolved her character into a more confident personality. Writers developed a friendship between Geri Hudson (Joanna Taylor) which helped make Anna more empowered. Geri also helped Anna overcome her failed first romance with Sam Smallwood (Tim Downie). One of the character's first prominent stories was being run over in a hit and run incident. The perpetrators, Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) and Ben Davies (Marcus Patric) evade justice and allow Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) to be accused of the crime. Anna later discovers Ben's involvement and forms an unlikely friendship with him. Writers paired Anna with fellow student character, Alex Bell (Martino Lazzeri) and the relationship went onto define the character's later stories.
They are portrayed as a tumultuous dynamic, often breaking up because of Alex's bad behaviour. Writers decided to portray a pregnancy storyline via Anna but Alex abandons her and refuses to believe he is the father. Anna gives birth to a son, Charlie and the issue of adoption is explored. Anna initially neglects Charlie, causing him to fall ill but she later takes responsibility. Writers later united Anna and Alex but his behaviour continues to cause problems, especially when he applies for a job in Kong Kong. Anna breaks up with him and Alex tries to abduct Charlie but fails. Writers then paired Anna romantically with Max Cunningham (Matt Littler) during her final storylines. Kay made her final appearance as Anna during the episode broadcast on 10 December 2002.
Television critics have judged Anna for her relationships with men. Anne-Marie O'Connor from Wicklow People branded her a "straight-laced" character and Penny Fray from Daily Post believed that Anna had more character changes than the rest of the cast combined.