Polly Kemp

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Polly Kemp
Born1963 or 1964
OccupationActress

Polly Kemp (born 1963 or 1964) is a British television and theatre actor. [1]

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Background

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

In 2004, Kemp married fellow actor, Robert Whitelock.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Keswick actor Polly Kemp in the thick of it". Times and Star. 13 November 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Polly Kemp".
  3. ↑ "BBC - Press Office - Radio 3's Red Nose Show breaks Guinness World Record". www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Female theatre leaders hail meeting with Arts Council as major step forward for gender parity campaign". The Stage.
  5. ↑ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (15 May 2017). "50:50 female actors' campaign reveals it asked Bafta nominees for backing". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ Editor, Richard Brooks, Arts (20 May 2017). "Actress demands lead role in seductions". www.thetimes.com.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners include Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Come From Away and Six". 1 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Exclusive: scheme to tackle under-representation of female playwrights". The Stage.
  9. ↑ "Women in Theatre Lab". www.bbc.co.uk.
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