Lulu Popplewell

Lulu Popplewell
Born
Laura Francesca Popplewell

(1991-01-15) 15 January 1991
London, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2001–present
FatherSir Andrew Popplewell
Relatives

Lulu Bird Popplewell (born Laura Francesca Popplewell; 15 January 1991)[1] 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.[2]

She is the daughter of Lord Justice Sir Andrew Popplewell and his wife, 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 the late Sir Oliver Popplewell, a former judge.

Popplewell was originally known for her role as Daisy in the 2003 film Love Actually.[3] On radio, she played the part of Lyra Belacqua in BBC Radio 4's 2003 dramatisation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.[4][5]

Filmography

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Love in a Cold Climate Emma TV miniseries
2003 Love Actually Daisy

References

  1. ↑ "Changes of Name | the Gazette".
  2. ↑ "Lulu Popplewell - Comedian - Comedy Freaks". www.comedyfreaks.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Curtis, Richard; Freud, Emma; Mountain, Peter (2003), Love actually, Michael Joseph, p. 223, ISBN 978-0-7181-4643-6
  4. ↑ Sexton, David (12 January 2003). "Truth beats drama Radio". Sunday Telegraph. p. 11. 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.
  5. ↑ "Pullman's Dark Materials to be on the radio". BBC News. 3 December 2002.