Poppy Lee Friar

Poppy Lee Friar
Born (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 29)
Southwark, London, England[1]
EducationSylvia Young Theatre School
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Television

Poppy Lee Friar (born 16 April 1995)[2] is an English actress. She has starred in several popular series such as Missy Booth in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge, Lydia in the BBC Three series In My Skin and Eve in the CBBC series Eve. As well as appearing in numerous television roles, she has also appeared in various films and theatre productions. For her work, Friar has received accolades including nominations at the AACTAs and the BAFTAs, as well as winning an RTS Award.

Career

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Friar made her television debut in 2001 in Wilhelmina and was featured in several West End theatre productions between 2002 and 2007, including Macbeth[3] at the Gielgud Theatre, Jane Banks in Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre and Louisa in The Sound of Music at the London Palladium.[4] From 2005 to 2009, Friar voiced the role of June in the British version of the animated series Little Einsteins. In 2008, Friar played Hannah in the BBC television film Dustbin Baby, adapted from Jacqueline Wilson's 2001 novel of the same name.[5] In 2010, she appeared in two ITV programmes; an episode of The Bill playing Kelli Sutton and two episodes of A Touch Of Frost as Sophie Moorhead.[6][7] From 2013 to 2014, Friar appeared in the ITV drama Mr Selfridge as Rosalie Selfridge. Between 2015 and 2017, Friar played the titular role in the CBBC sci-fi series Eve.[8] In 2017, Friar played Mary Pascoe in the film My Cousin Rachel.[9]

In 2017, it was announced that Friar had been cast as series regular Missy Booth in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge, for which she received critical acclaim and received an RTS award in her time on the series.[10] In 2018, she portrayed Jayne Torvill in the ITV television film Torvill & Dean.[8] Also in 2018, she starred in the BBC Three special In My Skin as Lydia.[11] Later that year, it was announced that a full television series had been ordered, with Friar reprising her role as Lydia for two further series.[12] In an episode broadcast on 25 June 2019, Friar's Ackley Bridge character Missy dies in previously unannounced scenes. This was written in response to Friar leaving the series to film In My Skin.[13] After the conclusion of In My Skin, it was announced that she would be starring in BBC Three's 2022 television film Life and Death in the Warehouse.[14] Friar also starred in the upcoming BBC television film My Name is Leon,[15] as well as playing Mayella Ewell in a production of To Kill a Mockingbird, which was on at the Gielgud Theatre in 2022.[16]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Little Einsteins: Our Big Huge Adventure June British version
2010 Little Einsteins: Rocket's Firebird Rescue June British version
2010 Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island Lydia Voice
2017 My Cousin Rachel Mary Pascoe Feature film
2020 Dogman Agatha Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Wilhelmina Young Irene 1 episode
2002 Helen West Chelsea 1 episode
2004 Belonging Lara Television film
2005–2009 Little Einsteins June British version; 67 episodes
2006 Casualty Bonnie Brown 1 episode
2008 Beautiful People Imelda 1 episode
2008 Dustbin Baby Hannah Television film
2009 Desperate Romantics Rose La Touche 2 episodes
2010 Dead Gorgeous Sophie Main role
2010 The Bill Kelli Sutton 1 episode
2010 A Touch of Frost Sophie Moorhead 2 episodes
2012 Doctors Alice Hill 1 episode
2012 Lake Placid: The Final Chapter Chloe Giove Television film
2013–2014 Mr Selfridge Rosalie Selfridge Recurring role; 13 episodes
2014 Inspector George Gently Hannah Hawkes 1 episode
2014–2016 In the Club Katie 4 episode
2015–2017 Eve Eve Lead role; 36 episodes
2015 The Syndicate Mary Campbell 2 episodes
2017–2019 Ackley Bridge Missy Booth Main role; 20 episodes
2018–2021 In My Skin Lydia Main role
2018 Torvill & Dean Jayne Torvill Television film
2022 Life and Death in the Warehouse Alys Morgan Television film
2022 My Name is Leon Carol Television film
2023 Domino Day Geri 6 episodes

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2002 Macbeth Macbeth's Daughter Gielgud Theatre
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2004 Mary Poppins Jane Banks Prince Edward Theatre
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2006 The Sound of Music Louisa London Palladium
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2022 To Kill a Mockingbird Mayella Ewell Gielgud Theatre
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Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2024 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Rellana, Twin Moon Knight Unused dialogue

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Dead Gorgeous Nominated [17]
2015 British Academy Children's Awards Best Performer Eve Nominated [18]
2018 Royal Television Society Yorkshire Awards Best Actor Ackley Bridge Won [19]

References

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  1. ^ Leitch, Luke; Baracaia, Alexa (27 July 2004). "A bank of Bankses". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Who are they?". Telegraph. 11 October 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Patrick Stewart gives "Macbeth" new life". Reuters. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Call, Curtain. "Poppy Lee Friar Theatre Profile | Curtain Call". www.curtaincallonline.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Dustbin Baby credits". BBC. 21 December 2008. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. ^ McManus, Bridget (1 April 2010). "Haunting the halls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ^ "The Bill Series 26 Episode 21 Ultimatum". Radio Times. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Who is Poppy Lee Friar? Torvill & Dean star's age, height, career and more facts". Smooth. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  9. ^ "'My Cousin Rachel': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Meet the cast of Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  11. ^ "In My Skin - BBC3 Comedy Drama". British Comedy Guide. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. ^ "BBC - BBC Three and BBC Wales confirm brand new comedy series In My Skin - Media Centre". BBC. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. ^ Palmer, Katie (23 April 2021). "How did Missy die in Ackley Bridge? What happened to Poppy Lee Friar as Missy?". MSN. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  14. ^ "BBC Three announces factual drama, Life And Death In The Warehouse". BBC. 31 January 2022.
  15. ^ "BBC Casts 'My Name Is Leon'; Red Arrow Locks-In CPL; ITV Renews 'Finding Alice'; ITV Orders 'Britain's Tiger Kings' — Global TV Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. 1 March 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Full Casting Announced For The West End Première Of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird". To Kill a Mockingbird. 7 January 2022.
  17. ^ "2010". www.aacta.org. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  18. ^ "2015 Children's Performer". awards.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Ackley Bridge dominates RTS Yorkshire Programme Awards". Royal Television Society. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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