Poppy Gilbert (born 14 September 1998) is a British actress. She is known for roles as Barbie in the

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series '' Stay Close'' (2021), ''

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'' (2022), and '' The Catch'' in 2023.

Early life and education

Gilbert was born in Stockholm, Sweden to British parents Nigel and Camilla and moved around between

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, and

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growing up due to her parents' work in advertising and television respectively. She has a sister Darcy. Gilbert attended

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from 2008 to 2015. She participated in a number of school productions. At the age of 17, Gilbert joined the

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, and in 2016, she began her studies at the

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, graduating in 2019 with a

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in Acting.

Career

Gilbert made her television debut in 2020 as Lesley Pike in an episode of ''

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'' season nine, which she filmed during her final year of drama school. She played Thomasina Tucker in the two-part adaptation of

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's ''

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'', and as Ginevra de Benci in three episodes of the historical drama '' Leonardo'' starring

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. At the end of 2021, Gilbert appeared in

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mystery series '' Stay Close'' as the pseudonymous killer Barbie opposite Hyoie O'Grady as Ken. She then starred in the 2022

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psychological thriller ''

'' as the title character. Gilbert also appeared as the young Julie Jackson in two episodes of

's ''

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'' in June 2022. Gilbert starred as Abbie in the Channel 5 series '' The Catch'' in January 2023, alongside

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and

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Filmography

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Poppy Living people 1998 births Actresses from London Actresses from Stockholm National Youth Theatre members Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama British expatriates in Hong Kong British expatriates in Singapore British expatriates in Sweden English stage actresses English television actresses People educated at Lady Eleanor Holles School People from Putney