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Revision as of 13:41, 22 August 2010
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| Born | Imogen Gay Poots |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Imogen Gay Poots[1] (born 5 June 1989) is an English actress, best known for playing "Tammy" in the 2007 film 28 Weeks Later.[2][3]
Early life
Poots was born in London, England to Trevor (a TV producer) and Fiona Poots.[4] She attended Bute House School for Girls, 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 YoungBlood Theatre Company.
Career
She works also as model for Select Model Management.[5]
Her first movie credit was as Young Valerie in the 2006 film V for Vendetta. She 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]
She 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]
She plays Blanche Ingram in a new film adaptation of Jane Eyre.[8] She is also scheduled to star in Cordelia (an original story in which she plays the character of the same name from King Lear) as well as in a screen adaptation of Enda Walsh's play, Chatroom and a cinema remake of the controversial TV series A Bouquet of Barbed Wire.[9] She is set to star in the upcoming remake of the horror film Fright Night.[10]
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 Langer | ||
| 2010 | Centurion | Arianne | |
| Chatroom | Eva | ||
| A Bouquet of Barbed Wire | Prue Sorenson | TV Series | |
| Christopher and his Kind | Jean Ross | Television film | |
| 2011 | Jane Eyre | Blanche Ingram | Post-Production |
| Cordelia | Cordelia | Filming in Summer | |
| Hello Darkness | Lucy | Filming in Summer | |
| Fright Night | Amy | Filming in Summer | |
| Relative Desire | - | Announced |
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. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ O'Neill, Phelim (4 May 2007). First sight: Imogen Poots. The Guardian
- ^ RB (8 August 2007) Revealing the romance behind Jane Austen, BBC
- ^ 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. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ More Fright Night Remake Casting News
- ^ Imogen Poots to Get Nasty in 'Fright Night' Remake
External links
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