Imogen Poots
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 Poots at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con |
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| Born | Imogen Gay Poots 5 June 1989 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Imogen Gay Poots[1] (born 5 June 1989) is a British actress, best known for playing Tammy in the 2007 film 28 Weeks Later,[2][3] Prue Sorenson in the 2010 remake of the controversial TV drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire and as Jean Ross in the BBC's Christopher and His Kind.
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[edit] Early life
Poots was born in Hammersmith, London, England, the daughter of Fiona (née Goodall) and Trevor Poots, a TV producer.[4] She attended the independent and selective Bute House Preparatory School for Girls in Brook Green, Queen's Gate School for Girls and London's Latymer Upper School, where she attained 3 A grades at A-Level. She is a member of the Young Blood Theatre Company.
[edit] Career
She works as a model for Select Model Management.[5]
Poots' first film credit was as Young Valerie in the 2006 film V for Vendetta. Poots has also appeared in a 2004 episode of Casualty, in Matt Day's short film Wish and in the 2007 TV movie Miss Austen Regrets.[6]
Poots has appeared in such films as Cracks (directed by Jordan Scott from the novel by Sheila Kohler), and two American productions, Waking Madison and Solitary Man.[7]
Poots plays Blanche Ingram in a film adaptation of Jane Eyre.[8] She appeared in the screen adaptation of Enda Walsh's play, Chatroom and a remake of the controversial TV series A Bouquet of Barbed Wire.[9] She appears in the remake of the horror film Fright Night.[10]
In 2011 Poots was chosen by fashion house Chloe to front its eponymous fragrance campaign, said to be chosen for her ultra-natural, fresh-faced glow and doll-like face. This commercial is directed by Sofia Coppola.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Casualty | Alice Thornton | Episode: Love Bites |
| 2006 | V for Vendetta | Young Valerie | |
| 2007 | 28 Weeks Later | Tammy Harris | |
| Wish | Jane | Short film | |
| 2008 | Miss Austen Regrets | Fanny Knight | Television film |
| Me and Orson Welles | Lorelei Lathrop | ||
| 2009 | Cracks | Poppy | |
| Waking Madison | Alexis | ||
| Solitary Man | Allyson Karsch | ||
| 2010 | Centurion | Arianne | |
| Chatroom | Eva | ||
| Bouquet of Barbed Wire | Prue Sorenson | TV Series | |
| Christopher and His Kind | Jean Ross | Television film | |
| 2011 | Jane Eyre | Blanche Ingram | |
| Fright Night | Amy Peterson | ||
| Comes A Bright Day | Mary Bright | Post-Production |
[edit] References
- ^ BFI Biography
- ^ Power, Chris (29 April 2007) "Rising star: Imogen Poots" The Observer
- ^ Newman, Sara (21 May 2007) The 5-Minute Interview: Imogen Poots, Actress, The Independent
- ^ "Imogen Poots: A bright young thing who won't suffer for her art". The Independent. 2 May 2010. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/imogen-poots-a-bright-young-thing-who-wont-suffer-for-her-art-1960382.html. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ http://www.imogen-poots.org/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=2
- ^ RB (8 August 2007) Revealing the romance behind Jane Austen, BBC
- ^ Aftab, Kaleem (26 December 2009). "Talent 2010: The actress, Imogen Poots". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/talent-2010-the-actress-imogen-poots-1848090.html.
- ^ Clements, Pip (16 April 2010). "Imogen Poots: a starlet is born". Evening Standard. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23825064-imogen-poots-a-starlet-is-born.do. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ More Fright Night Remake Casting News
- ^ Imogen Poots to Get Nasty in 'Fright Night' Remake
