Poppy Tierney - Biography
A beguiling beauty with a sultry voice, Poppy is well known to theatre goers in lead roles such as Tess and Cosette. Having just finished Mary Poppins in London, she is currently starring as Eliza in a landmark production of My Fair Lady in Denmark.
She is also working on her self-penned debut album, “Unlock Me” and just released a digital single as a taster. Her musical style is an amalgam of Lisa Stansfield, Shakira and Alanis Morissette and her favourite band is the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
Poppy has had an incredible career in show business from starring in London's West End to major blockbuster movies and the international concert platform.
She also starred in major commercials. Most notably she was the Special K girl in the UK and the FIAT girl in Italy.
Born in the East End of London where she still lives, Poppy trained at Italia Conti (London) and TVI studios, Los Angeles. She is a trained actress, singer and dancer.
TV and STAGE Summary.
On film she can be seen as Margarita in "Batman Begins" (Warner Brothers).
On television she had played parts in "The Bill", "Agony" and "Hooked on Books".
Her West End Musical theatre credits include,
· Mary Poppins in "Mary Poppins" (Prince Edward Theatre) · Tess in "Tess of the D'urbervilles" (Savoy Theatre) · Mary in "Sunset Boulevard" (Adelphi Theatre) · Cover and played Ellen in "Miss Saigon" (Drury Lane Theatre) · Claudine in "Bernadette" (Dominion Theatre)
In the provinces she has been seen as,
· Cosette in "Les Miserables" (National Tour) · The Mistress in "Evita" (National Tour) · Jemima, Jellylorum & Gumbie in "Cats" (National Tour) · The Leading Lady in "Oh What A Lovely War!" (Derby Playhouse) · Philia in "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" (York Theatre Royal) · Giulietta Trapani in Aspects of Love (Lincoln Theatre Royal) · Kat in "Oh! What a Night" (Blackpool Opera House) · Bridget in "A Slice Of Saturday Night" (Liverpool Empire) · Snow White in "Lilly Savage's Snow White” (Manchester & Bristol Hippodrome) · Scheherazade in "Scheherazade" (Royal Academy)
International concert credits include,
· South Pacific – (BBC) Sunset Boulevard at the Cork Opera House (BBC Radio 2) · Friday Night is Music Night (Fabulous Fifties - BBC Radio 2) · Poppy Tierney's Music for a Summers Evening at the Pavilion Theatre (Dublin). · Beatlemania In Sweden
Other theatre credits,
· Mina Westerman in "Dracula" (Derby Playhouse) · Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" (Pavillion Theatre, Dublin) · Felice in "Letters To Felice", Pavillion Theatre, Dublin) · The Banshee in "The Quest" Pavillion Theatre, Dublin)
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