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You were crying real tears?

Anna: Oh yeah, real tears.

What about the other actors who played the other children? Did you become good friends?

Anna: We got really close. We actually became a sort of mini-family because none of our families could be there. We all had a read-through together before we were cast, and I think we just really got on kind of instantly. It was really fun.

Will you come back to play Susan in future Narnia movies?

Anna: I don't really know. The future of the film series is in the studio's hands. I think it depends on this movie.

What's next for you?

Anna: I'm enjoying my summer off. And I'm going back to school. But in terms of acting, I'm keeping an eye open, and if a project jumps out at me that's really great, I'll see how things go.

What will you do when you finish high school?

Anna: I'd really like to go to university, because I think it's a really important academic and social experience. But I'm going to take things as they come and see what happens.

Your father is a lawyer and your mom is a doctor. Have you thought about going into either of those professions?

Anna: I've thought about both. I've thought about pretty much everything under the sun, I'd have to say! I'm one of those people who really wants to do everything. And if I had enough time, I really would.

This summer I've done work experience in medicine, in law, and I'm currently doing work experience in advertising. I really wish I could do absolutely everything. But I suppose I'll have to make some kind of decision at some stage.

Well if you continue acting, you could just play those roles!

Anna: Yeah, maybe that's the way around it!

Previously, Anna Popplewell played the role of Maerge, Vermeer's oldest daughter in the critically acclaimed Girl With a Pearl Earring. She made her acting debut in the 1998 television adaptation of du Maurier's novel, Frenchman's Creek. She lives in London with her family, and, with her younger brother and sister, attends the Allsorts drama school on Saturday mornings.

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