Poppy Miller
{{Short description|English actress}}
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Poppy Miller (born 28 February 1969) is an English actress. She is known for her role as DC Carol Browning in the British detective series The Commander.
Biography
In 1969, Miller was born in Norwich, England. She attended The Hewett School, studied philosophy and English at New Hall, University of Cambridge and later attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.{{cite news |last1=Knights |first1=Emma |title=Norwich actress cast in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norwich-actress-cast-in-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-877370 |access-date=2021-01-29 |work=Eastern Daily Press |date=2016-06-02}}
Miller acted in Series 2 of Red Cap (2004).{{fact|date=April 2025}}
In 2005, Miller played Mary Magdalene in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre.{{fact|date=April 2025}}
Miller had a role in the ITV television movie If I Had You (2006).{{fact|date=April 2025}}
In 2012, Miller appeared on the Nickelodeon show House of Anubis playing Vera Devenish in season 2.{{fact|date=April 2025}}
In the BBC's remake of E. F. Benson's Mapp & Lucia (2014), Miller played the Padre's wife, Evie Bartlett, a character from the original books who had not appeared in ITV's 1980s adaptation.{{fact|date=April 2025}}
In May 2016, it was announced that Miller had been cast as Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.{{cite news | url = https://www.pottermore.com/news/cursed-child-first-look-at-potters-in-character | title = Cursed Child reveals first look at Harry, Ginny and Albus Potter in character | date = 2016-05-31 | work = Pottermore}} She reprised her performance on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/original-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-trio-to-reunite-on-broadway-additional-casting-announced|title=Original Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Trio to Reunite on Broadway; Additional Casting Announced {{!}} Playbill|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|date=2017-08-02|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2017-08-02}}
Filmography
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| colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Curse: The Eye of Isis | Victoria Sutton (Voice) | Survival Horror Video Game |
| 2006 | If I Had You | Helen Andrews | leading role |
| 2010 | Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll | Carer | |
| 2012 | What You Will | Viola | leading role |
| 2018 | London Unplugged | Alice | Anthology film |
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| colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Susie Bryley | Episode: Runaways |
| 1997/ 2002 | Casualty | Debby/ Alex | Episodes: The Things We Do for Love (1997 as Actress) Dominoes (2002 as Alex) |
| rowspan=2|2000 | EastEnders | Junior Doctor | Episode dated 27 April 2000 |
| The Knock | Sally Cole | Episodes: Season 5 Episode 3 and 4 | |
| 2000– 2002 | Attachments | Fran Chapel | Episodes: (2000) Just Upgraded, Plug & Play, Flight Risk, Flat Management, Money Shot, Burn Rate, Hot Mail, Ohnosecond, Dot Bomb, User Friendly, (2001) The Weakest Link, Gaydar, Gym Virgin, Eye Candy, Geek Love, The Ten Percent Theory, Dirty Washing, (2002) Logan's Run, Fuck Buddy, Tooting Broadway, Shooting Blanks, The Domino Effect, Spunk Jockey |
| 2000/ 2010 | Doctors | Sally / Kelly Bryant | Episodes: Chapter of Accidents (2000 as Sally) Not Otherwise (2010 as Kelly Bryant) |
| 2001 | In Deep | Karen Kingswood | Episodes: Romeo Trap: Part 1 & Romeo Trap: Part 2 |
| 2002 | Heartbeat | Ellen Richards | Episode: Love's Sweet Dream |
| 2003 | The Commander | DC Carol Browning | Episodes: 1–3 |
| 2003 | Buried | DI Carrie Laxton | Season 1 Episode 8 |
| 2004 | Red Cap | S/Sgt Harriet Frost | all 6 episodes of Season 2 |
| 2005 | Derailed | Elaine Kellow | TV movie |
| rowspan=2|2006 | New Tricks | Grace Woodford | Episode: Wicca Work |
| Goldplated | Terese White | leading role | |
| 2007 | Torn | D.S. Sally Bridges | leading role |
| rowspan=2|2008 | Kingdom | Camilla Constantine | Season 2 Episode 3 |
| The Fixer | Caitlin Berry | Season 1 Episode 5 | |
| 2009 | Emma | Isabella Knightley | leading role |
| rowspan=2|2012 | House of Anubis | Vera Devenish | Season 2, Episodes 73–149 |
| Holby City | Grace Jessup | Episode: Last Man Standing | |
| 2014 | Endeavour | Millicent Coke Norris | Episode: Home |
| 2015 | Mapp & Lucia | Evie Bartlett | 3 Episodes |
| 2021 | Innocent | Superintendent Denham | Main role{{Cite news|url=https://www.italktelly.com/post/itv-announce-a-second-series-of-hit-series-innocent|title=ITV announce a second series of hit series, Innocent|work=ITalkTelly|date=2020-09-21 |first=Elliot |last=Gonzalez }} |
| 2024 | The Gathering | Dawn | 3 Episodes{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Sam |title=Channel 4 The Gathering: Cast, plot, locations and how to watch new series from makers of Line of Duty |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/channel-4-gathering-cast-plot-29164682 |website=Wales Online |access-date=2024-07-27 |date=2024-05-14 }} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0589152}}
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Category:English film actresses
Category:English stage actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:Actresses from Norwich
Category:Alumni of New Hall, Cambridge
Category:20th-century English actresses
Category:21st-century English actresses
Category:People educated at The Hewett School
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