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Poppy Corby-Tuech

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Poppy Colette Corby-Tuech (born 18 November 1986) is a British actress. She is known for portraying Prudence in the E! soap opera The Royals, and for her role as Vinda Rosier in Fantastic Beasts.

Early life

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Corby-Tuech was born to Michel Corby-Tuech of Veneux-les-Sablons, France, and Catherine, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Gillachrist Campbell, of Harleston, Norfolk, late of the Royal Artillery. Her father was of French Algerian and Alsace German origin; her mother descends from Sholto Douglas, 19th Earl of Morton, the Lords Belhaven and Stenton, and Earls of Albemarle.[1][2][3] She grew up in Fontainebleau, but after her father's death when she was nine years old she returned to Norfolk in England with her mother. She however retains a French passport.[4]

Corby-Tuech studied journalism at the London College of Fashion.[4]

Career

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Corby-Tuech was a member of the English Post-punk/electro band White Rose Movement from 2008 until 2010.[4]

In 2017, she acted in the music video of the song "Ready to Go" by the English synth-pop duo Hurts.[5]

Select filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Dracula: The Dark Prince[6] Demetria
2016 Una[6] Poppy
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Vinda Rosier[6]
2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Silent Witness Eva Liron 2 episodes
2015 Father Brown Caterina Beresford Episode: "The Curse of Amenhotep"
This Is England '90 Juliette Episode: "Winter"
2015–2016 The Royals Prudence[6] Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 11 episodes
2016 The Collection Dominique Main role
2017 Harlots Marie-Louise D'Aubigne[6] Recurring role (series 1), 8 episodes
2019 The Rook Sophia Episode: "Chapter 8"
2022 The Peripheral Mariel Raphael[6] 3 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, vol. I, p. 329, vol. II, pp. 1827, 2790
  2. ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Kelly's Directories, 1995, p. 903
  3. ^ "Morton ancestry (Burke's)" (PDF). The Douglas Archives. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "The Collection's Poppy Corby-Tuech: 'having a job solely based on looks is quite infuriating'". Evening Standard. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Hurts 'Ready to Go' by Thomas James". Promo News. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Rosy Cordero (22 November 2022). "'Fantastic Beasts' Actress Poppy Corby-Tuech Signs With Buchwald". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

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