Lulu Popplewell

Lulu Popplewell

Lulu Popplewell at the Magdalene May Ball 2011
Born Laura Francesca Popplewell
15 January 1991 (1991-01-15) (age 21)
London, England, UK
Occupation Actress
Singer-songwriter
Years active 1995 - present

Laura Francesca "Lulu" Popplewell (born 15 January 1991) is an English actress and singer-songwriter. She is the younger sister of actress Anna Popplewell.

Popplewell was originally known for her role as Daisy in Love Actually.[1] In radio she played the part of Lyra Belacqua in BBC Radio 4's His Dark Materials trilogy.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Filmography

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Love Actually Daisy
2001 Love in a Cold Climate Emma TV miniseries

References

  1. ^ Curtis, Richard; Freud, Emma; Mountain, Peter (2003), Love actually, Michael Joseph, p. 223, ISBN 9780718146436 
  2. ^ Sexton, David (January 12, 2003). "Truth beats drama Radio". Sunday Telegraph: p. 11. "Eleven-year-old Lulu Popplewell continues to be the best thing about the adaptation of the Philip Pullman trilogy, His Dark Materials. In The Subtle Knife (Radio 4, yesterday), she was paired up with a new character, a boy called Will Parry (played by Daniel Anthony), who becomes the bearer of the mystical dagger on which the salvation of the world depends." 
  3. ^ "Pullman's Dark Materials to be on the radio". BBC News. 3 December 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2541000/2541181.stm. 
  4. ^ Squires, Claire (2003), Philip Pullman's His dark materials trilogy: a reader's guide, Continuum, p. 77, ISBN 9780826414793 
  5. ^ Squires, Claire (2006), Philip Pullman, master storyteller: a guide to the worlds of His dark materials, Continuum, p. 150, ISBN 9780826427649 
  6. ^ Arnold, Sue (2003) Demons are a girl's best friend, The Observer, Sunday 5 January
  7. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/hisdarkmaterials/characters.shtml BBC: His Dark Materials - Characters (Accessed Feb 2011)

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