Poppy Lee Friar

Poppy Lee Friar (born 16 April 1995)[2] is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Eve in the CBBC series Eve, Missy Booth in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge and Lydia in the BBC Three series In My Skin.[3]

Poppy Lee Friar
Born (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995
Southwark, England[1]
EducationSylvia Young Theatre School
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
TelevisionEve
Ackley Bridge
In My Skin

Early life

Friar was born and raised in Southwark, London, and at the age of four, she began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School.[1]

Career

Friar made her television debut in 2001 in Wilhelmina, and was featured in several West End productions between 2002 and 2007 including Macbeth[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] In 2010, Friar appeared in two ITV shows; an episode of The Bill playing Kelli Sutton, and two episodes of A Touch Of Frost as Sophie Moorhead.[7][8] From 2013 to 2014, she appeared in ITV drama Mr Selfridge as Rosalie Selfridge. Between 2015 and 2017, Friar was the title role in the CBBC sci-fi series Eve.[9] In 2017, Friar played the role of Mary Pascoe in the film My Cousin Rachel.[10]

From 2017 to 2019, Friar portrayed the role of Missy Booth in the Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge, for which she received critical acclaim and received a RTS award. In 2018, she portrayed Jayne Torvill in the ITV television film Torvill & Dean.[9] Also in 2018, she starred in the BBC Three special In My Skin as Lydia.[11] Later that year, it was announced that a five-part series based on the film would air in March 2020, with Friar reprising her role as Lydia.[12]

Friar has received several accolades for her work, including an AACTA nomination for Dead Gorgeous, a BAFTA nomination for Eve and an RTS award win for Ackley Bridge.[13][14][15]

Filmography
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
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–present In My Skin Lydia Main role; 5 episodes[12]
2018 Torvill & Dean Jayne Torvill Television film

References
  1. Leitch, Luke; Baracaia, Alexa (27 July 2004). "A bank of Bankses". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. "Who are they?". Telegraph. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. "Meet the cast of Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. "Patrick Stewart gives "Macbeth" new life". Reuters. 2007-10-03. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  5. Call, Curtain. "Poppy Lee Friar Theatre Profile | Curtain Call". www.curtaincallonline.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  6. "Dustbin Baby credits". BBC. 21 December 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. McManus, Bridget (1 April 2010). "Haunting the halls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. "The Bill Series 26 Episode 21 Ultimatum". Radio Times. 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. "Who is Poppy Lee Friar? Torvill & Dean star's age, height, career and more facts". Smooth. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  10. "'My Cousin Rachel': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  11. "In My Skin - BBC3 Comedy Drama". British Comedy Guide. 19 June 2018. 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. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. "2010". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  14. "2015 Children's Performer | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  15. "Ackley Bridge dominates RTS Yorkshire Programme Awards". Royal Television Society. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
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