Daisy May Cooper
Date of birth: 01-08-1986Co-creator of This Country with her brother Charlie, who played Peggotty in Armando Iannucci's 2019 film The Personal History of David Copperfield, and was a contestant in series 10 of Taskmaster.
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Daisy May Cooper joins Asterix series
Playing Impedimenta
Daisy May Cooper is in the cast of the new Astérix & Obélix animated series, it has been announced.
The Am I Being Unreasonable star plays Impedimenta, the matriarchal wife of Chief Vitalstatistix, in the series which drops on Netflix tomorrow.
In Astérix & Obélix: The Big Fight, Rome is desperate to conquer the last independent village in Gaul and the home of Asterix and Obelix.
The secret to the Gauls’ battle superiority is a magic potion, but when the potion master loses his memory, the villagers are left to their own devices against the might of Rome.
Here’s the trailer:
Published: 29 Apr 2025
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