Lulu Popplewell
{{short description|British actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lulu Popplewell
| image = Popplewell 2011 cropped.png
| image_upright =
| alt = Lulu Popplewell
| caption = Popplewell in 2011
| birth_name = Laura Francesca Popplewell
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|01|15}}
| birth_place = London, England
| relatives = {{ubl|Anna Popplewell (sister)|Nigel Popplewell (uncle)|Oliver Popplewell (grandfather)}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|comedian}}
| yearsactive = 2001–present
| father = Andrew Popplewell
}}
Lulu Bird Popplewell (born Laura Francesca Popplewell; 15 January 1991){{cite web | url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3802348 | title=Changes of Name | the Gazette }} is an English comedian and actress.
She was a finalist in the Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Award and the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2018.
She is the daughter of Lord Justice Andrew Popplewell and Debra Lomas, a dermatologist. She is the younger sister of actress Anna Popplewell and the older sister of Freddie Popplewell, the niece of former cricketer Nigel Popplewell and the granddaughter of retired judge Oliver Popplewell.
Popplewell was originally known for her role as Daisy in the 2003 film Love Actually.{{citation | last1=Curtis | first1=Richard | year=2003 | title=Love actually | last2=Freud | first2=Emma | last3=Mountain | first3=Peter | publisher=Michael Joseph | isbn=978-0-7181-4643-6 | page=223 }} On radio she played the part of Lyra Belacqua in BBC Radio 4's 2003 dramatisation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.{{cite news|newspaper=Sunday Telegraph
|date=12 January 2003
|title=Truth beats drama Radio
|first=David |last=Sexton
|page=11
|quote=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.}}{{cite news |title=Pullman's Dark Materials to be on the radio |date=3 December 2002 |newspaper=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/tv_film/newsid_2541000/2541181.stm}}
Sexual misconduct allegations
{{See also|Weinstein effect}}
In 2020, Popplewell accused actor and comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli of sexual harassment. It was at a show where he approached her and offered to use his influence to boost her career. Popplewell alleged that an offer of help was accompanied by an invitation to spend the night in his bed and has accused Kohli of attempting to abuse his power.{{Cite news|last=Horne|first=Marc|title=Hardeep Singh Kohli: Women turn the spotlight on comic|newspaper=The Times|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/hardeep-singh-kohli-women-turn-the-spotlight-on-comic-mxkh8t8mx|access-date=6 July 2020|date=30 June 2020|issn=0140-0460}}{{cite news |last1=Horne |first1=Marc |title=Hardeep Singh Kohli: Promoter's lifetime ban on comic accused of inappropriate actions |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/hardeep-singh-kohli-promoters-lifetime-ban-on-comic-accused-of-inappropriate-actions-rsl2vpsxv |newspaper=The Times |access-date=16 March 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210706141034/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hardeep-singh-kohli-promoters-lifetime-ban-on-comic-accused-of-inappropriate-actions-rsl2vpsxv |archive-date=6 July 2021 |language=en |url-status=live |date=1 July 2020}} In response, Singh Kohli said: "It is now clear to me that my actions and words made women feel intimidated, undermined and undervalued. For this, I apologise unreservedly and can only hope to live a life of greater understanding".{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Diane |title=Hardeep Singh Kohli says sorry to women who he 'harassed' |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/hardeep-singh-kohli-says-sorry-women-who-he-harassed-2933251 |website=Edinburgh News |date=5 August 2020}}{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Roisin |title=Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli apologises after being accused of sexual harassment |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/news/hardeep-singh-kohli-apology-sexual-harrassment-comedian-a9655721.html |website=The Independent |access-date=16 March 2023 |language=en |date=5 August 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Horne |first1=Marc |title=Hardeep Singh Kohli apologises for making women feel 'intimidated' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/hardeep-singh-kohli-apologises-for-making-women-feel-intimidated-5wxlj02sz |newspaper=The Times |access-date=16 March 2023 |language=en|date=4 August 2020}}
Filmography
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|+ Filmography |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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2003
|Daisy | |
2001
|Emma |TV miniseries |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0691603|Lulu Popplewell}}
- [https://myspace.com/lulupopplewell Lulu Popplewell] on Myspace
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Actresses from London
Category:21st-century English comedians
Category:English women comedians
Category:English film actresses
Category:English radio actresses
Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:Comedians from London
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