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 is well known to theatre goers with lead roles such as Tess and Cosette. Having just finished starring in the smash hit musical Mary Poppins in London she just started to star in My Fair Lady as Eliza in Denmark. In between her busy theatre schedule she is also working on her self-penned debut album, ‘Unlock Me’. Her musical style is like a cross between Lisa Stansfield, Shakira and Alanis Morissette and her favourite band is the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. 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 singer and a dancer and has appeared in numerous musicals and theatre. She also appeared in the latest Batman movie.
If the link above does not work (Myspace sometimes borrows the links) please click here to go to Poppy's download store. On TV and Stage 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". She also starred in major commercials. Most notably she was the Special K girl in the UK and the FIAT girl in Italy. 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 and the Seven Dwarfs" (Manchester Opera House & Bristol Hippodrome); The title role in "Sheherazade" (Royal Academy) International Concert Credits include South Pacific – (BBC) Sunset Boulevard at the Cork Opera House (BBC Radio 2), and Poppy Tierney's Music for a Summers Evening at the Pavilion Theatre (Dublin). Beatle mania In Sweden. Other Theatre Credits: Mina Westerman in "Dracula" (Derby Playhouse), A season at the Pavilion Theatre (Dublin) that included: Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet", Felice in "Letters To Felice", and The Banshee in "The Quest".
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Member Since: 11/5/2006
Band Website: songphonic.com/poppy.htm
Sounds Like: Lisa Stansfield with a hint of Shakira
Record Label: Songphonic
Type of Label: Indie