Anna Popplewell

Anna Popplewell
Popplewell at the London premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, 2008
Born	Anna Katherine Popplewell
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present

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

Personal life

Popplewell, eldest of three children, is the daughter of Andrew Popplewell, QC, and Dr. Debra Lomas, an immunologist. She has two younger siblings: Lulu Popplewell, who is also an actress, and Freddie Popplewell, who starred as Michael Darling in the movie Peter Pan. Her paternal grandfather, Sir Oliver Popplewell, is a distinguished former judge. She attended North London Collegiate School and was Head Girl 2006-2007. She is also friends with her co-stars: Georgie Henley, Ben Barnes, William Moseley, and Skandar Keynes.

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) with Scarlett Johansson. In 2001 she appeared as Victoria in the BBC serial Love in a Cold Climate. Her first major role was in the film The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) where she played Susan Pevensie. She reprised her role in the sequel, Prince Caspian, in which she acted with William Moseley, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley and Ben Barnes. The movie opened in theatres 16 May 2008. She has phobia of mice, which required a double to do part of her scene at the Stone Table in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. She is pictured in a promotional poster as well as the trailer for the third Narnia film, despite her character's absence in the book on which it's based.

Awards

• 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 Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards (Nominated)

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Frenchman's Creek	Henrietta
1999	Mansfield Park	Betsey
2000	The Little Vampire	Anna Sackville-Bagg
	Dirty Tricks	Rebecca
2001	Me Without You	Young Marina
2002	Thunderpants	Denise Smash
2003	Girl with a Pearl Earring	Maertge
2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Susan Pevensie	Main Role
2008	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	Susan Pevensie	Main Role
2010	The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader	Susan Pevensie	Cameo
Television
Year	Show	Role	Notes
2001	Masterpiece Theatre: Love in a Cold Climate	Victoria	TV miniseries
2002	Daniel Deronda	Fanny Davilow