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

Television

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Year Title Role Notes, Refs.
2014 Silent Witness Eva Liron Two episodes.[citation needed]
2015 Father Brown Caterina Beresford Episode: "The Curse of Amenhotep".[citation needed]
This Is England '90 Juliette Episode: "Winter".[citation needed]
2015–2016 The Royals Prudence Recurring role, seasons 1–2, 11 episodes.[6]
2016 The Collection Dominique Main role.[citation needed]
2017 Harlots Marie-Louise D'Aubigne Recurring role, series 1, 8 episodes.[6]
2019 The Rook Sophia Episode: "Chapter 8".[citation needed]
2022 The Peripheral Mariel Raphael Three episodes.[6]
2024 The Count of Monte Cristo Héloïse Recurring role.[citation needed]

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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cordero, Rosy (22 November 2022). "'Fantastic Beasts' Actress Poppy Corby-Tuech Signs With Buchwald". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

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