Anna Popplewell | |
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Popplewell at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
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Born |
Anna Katherine Popplewell 16 December 1988 London, England, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Education |
North London Collegiate (2000–07) Oxford University (2007–10) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1998–present |
Known for |
The Chronicles of Narnia film series Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Reign |
Spouse(s) | Sam Caird |
Relatives |
Lulu Popplewell (sister) Nigel Popplewell (uncle) Oliver Popplewell (grandfather) |
Anna Katherine Popplewell (born 16 December 1988) is a British film, television and theatre actress. She is known for her role as Susan Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia film series since 2005, as Chyler Silva in Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn since 2012 and Lady Lola in Reign from 2013–2016.
Popplewell, oldest of three children, is the daughter of Andrew Popplewell and Dr. Debra Lomas, a dermatologist who studied at Newnham College Cambridge. She was born in London. Her siblings are actors Lulu Popplewell, who starred as Daisy in Love Actually, and Freddie Popplewell, who starred as Michael Darling in the film Peter Pan. Her paternal grandfather, Sir Oliver Popplewell, is a former judge, and her uncle is cricketer Nigel Popplewell. She attended North London Collegiate School and was Head Girl of 2006–07. She was admitted to Oxford University in 2007 where she studied English Language and Literature at Magdalen College.
Popplewell began acting at the age of six, taking classes at the Allsorts Drama School. She began acting professionally in the TV production Frenchman's Creek in 1998. She made her film debut in 1999 in the film Mansfield Park and has since appeared in supporting roles in films like The Little Vampire (2000) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003) with Scarlett Johansson. In 2001 she appeared as Victoria in the BBC serial Love in a Cold Climate.