Polly Kemp | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 or 1964 |
| Occupation | Actress |
Polly Kemp (born 1963 or 1964) is a British television and theatre actor. [1]
Kemp grew up in Keswick, Cumbria. She has one brother, Denstone, who is a Labour party councillor. [1] Her mother was born in Lissarda, County Cork, Ireland. Kemp herself owned a house in Leap, County Cork for a period. [2] Kemp moved to London when she was 18, where she became a nanny for her father's friends, Judi Dench and Michael Williams. [1] Kemp graduated from Drama Centre London in 1988. [2]
Kemp's theatre career includes productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company, The Old Vic, and the Hampstead Theatre. [1] [2] She is a member of The Pilgrim Players, a Shakespearean theatre group. [2]
Her television credits include The Thick of It , Agatha Christie's Poirot , and Death in Paradise . [2] [1]
In 2011, Kemp was part of a group of celebrities on BBC Radio 3 Red Nose Show for Comic Relief which set a Guinness World Records title for the "largest kazoo ensemble". [3]
In 2015, Kemp co-founded the 50:50 Equal Representation for Actresses (50:50 ERA) campaign with Elizabeth Berrington. In 2020, the co-founders won The Equity Award for Services to Theatre, presented at the 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards. [4] [5] [6] [7] Kemp also co-founded Her Story Productions, a programme to support female playwrights, based at the Jermyn Street Theatre. [8] [9]
In 2004, Kemp married fellow actor, Robert Whitelock.
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