Anna Popplewell

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name = Anna Popplewell


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birthname = Anna Katherine Popplewell
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Anna Katherine Popplewell (born 16 December 1988) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Susan Pevensie in "The Chronicles of Narnia" film series.

Biography

Personal life

Popplewell, eldest of three children, is the daughter of Andrew Popplewell QC and Dr. Debra Lomas, an immunologist. Her paternal grandfather, Sir Oliver Popplewell, is a distinguished former judge. [cite web | last =Paton | first =Maureen | title =Anna Popplewell: out of the lion's den | work =Daily Mail | publisher =Associated Newspapers Ltd. | date =2008-05-29 | url =http://www.dailymail.co.uk/you/article-1022168/Anna-Popplewell-lion-8217-s-den.html | accessdate =2008-07-24 ] She attended North London Collegiate School and was senior student 2006-2007.cite web| title = The Big 6| work = Newsletter| publisher = North London Collegiate School| date = March 2006| url = http://www.nlcs.org.uk/uploads/1/NLCSnews_March_06.pdf| format = pdf| accessdate =2008-05-22 ]

Since 2007, Popplewell has been a student of English at Magdalen College, Oxford. She was awarded the Cuppers Prize in 2007, for Best Supporting Actress, in a student production of "Five Kinds of Silence". In December 2007, she played Lady Macbeth in a student production of "Macbeth" at the OFS Studio in Oxford. Popplewell currently resides in Highbury, North London.

Career

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). Her first major role was in the film ' (2005) where she played Susan Pevensie. She reprised her role in the sequel, ', in which she acted with William Moseley, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley and Ben Barnes. The movie opened in theatres May 16, 2008. She has musophobia, which required a double to do part of her scene at the Stone Table in "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". [cite video|people=Anna Popplewell and Andrew Adamson|title= [Cast Commentary] |medium=DVD|date=2006]

Awards and nominations

*2006: Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards for Susan Pevensie in "The Chronicles of Narnia". (Won)
*2006: "Best Movie Choice Actress" award from The Teen Choice Awards. (Nominated)
*2006: "Best Ensemble Acting" for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe from the "Camie Awards" ("Won")
*2008. "Best Film Star" at "UK Nickelodeon Kid´s Choice Awars" (won)

Filmography

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