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Anna Kumble

Lolly
Birth name Anna Shantha Kumble
Also known as Lolly
Born (1977-06-27) 27 June 1977 (age 40)
Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, UK
Genres Bubblegum pop, teen pop
Occupation(s) Musician, TV presenter, actress
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1998–present
Labels Polydor

Lolly (born Anna Shantha Kumble (pronounced "Koom-Blay")), 27 June 1977, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham) is a British pop star, TV presenter and actress.

Anna Kumble worked as a model before going into a pop career. Lolly arrived on the British pop music scene in 1999 with the release of her first single, "Viva La Radio". She released five singles and two albums over her two-year career in music. Her real name was released one letter at a time in Smash Hits magazine. After quitting her record label Polydor, Lolly reverted to her real name and began TV presenting, working for the BBC on programmes such as Xchange. She also works for Nickelodeon. Kumble also acted as a stand-in for presenter Anna Williamson some Saturday and Sunday mornings on now-axed kids show Toonattik on CITV. She has had roles in West End productions of Starlight Express at the Apollo Victoria Theatre and played Priscilla Presley in Elvis at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

Kumble has starred in a number of pantomimes. In 2002, she played Tinker Bell in Peter Pan at the Theatre Royal, Brighton. In 2003, she played the title role in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth. In 2006, Kumble starred as Alice Fitzwarren in Dick Whittington at The Playhouse in Weston-super-Mare. In 2009, Kumble again starred in Dick Whittington as Fairy Bowbells, this time at the Stag theatre, Kent.


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