Career
Prior to appearing in The Bill, Acton played the long-suffering yet bubbly Geri Evans in the soap opera Family Affairs for three and a half years. Acton also appeared in two episodes of Doctors as Rachel Cook (April 2006) and later as Keira Chesterton (February 2008) and Hollyoaks (October 2006) as District of Columbia Mullins. In May 2007, she starred as Louise Martin in two episodes of HolbyBlue for the British Broadcasting Corporation. In August 2008 she appeared with Paul Nicholls in Harley Street ( Independent Television) and was also seen as Dorothy in the Consultants to Government and Industry Sketch Show for British Broadcasting Corporation The Wrong Door.
Since 2013, Anna has played the role of Joy in the Cbeebies programme Topsy and Tim.
From 21 April 2014 to the 2 January 2015, she portrayed District of Columbia Emma Summerhayes, the police officer investigating Lucy Beale"s (Hetti Bywater) murder, in the British Broadcasting Corporation One soap opera EastEnders. In 2015-2016, Anna appeared in the British Broadcasting Corporation One medical soap Casualty as Nikki Chisom.