Maisie Williams
| Maisie Williams | |
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_(headshot).jpg) Williams at HBO's Game of Thrones Season 3 premier. March 2013. |
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| Born | Maisie Williams 15 April 1997 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011 – present |
Maisie Williams (born 15 April 1997)[1] is an English actress, best known for her role as Arya Stark in the television series Game of Thrones.
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Career [edit]
Game of Thrones [edit]
Her first role[2] was that of Arya Stark, a tomboyish young girl from a noble family, in the 2011 HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.[3] In the adult-themed drama, Williams was the first child actor whose character killed another onscreen, in the eighth episode "The Pointy End".[4] She received acclaim for her performance, with Zap2it calling her "wonderfully feisty"[5] and the The Daily Telegraph "fantastic".[6]
Williams continued to garner praise in Season 2,[7][8] and HBO submitted her for consideration as Outstanding Supporting Actress at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards.[9] Her performance won two 2012 Portal Awards for Best Supporting Actress/Television and Best Young Actor. At 15 years of age, Williams is the youngest ever to win the Best Supporting Actress category.[10] In March 2013, Williams was nominated for a Young Artist Award as Best Young Supporting Actress in a TV Series.[11]
Other roles [edit]
Williams has appeared as Loren Caleigh in the BBC's The Secret of Crickley Hall. Other work, either filming or in post-production, includes Abbie in Lantern Film Productions’ Gold movie, the lead in the short film Corvidae from Wolfheart Films/Cat and Weasel, and Jo O'Malley in Bold Films’ Heatstroke movie.[12][13][14]
Williams’ most recent signing is for the lead role of Lorna Thompson in Movie Mogul's sci-fi film We Are Monsters, which is currently in pre-production.[15]
Also, in August 2012, she appeared in a Funny or Die skit titled "The Olympic Ticket Scalper" alongside Patrick Stewart, Simon Pegg, and Ryan Lochte.[16]
Personal life [edit]
Williams grew up in Somerset. She attended Norton Hill School in Midsomer Norton.[17]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011-present | Game of Thrones | Arya Stark | TV series (24 episodes) Nominated – 2011 Scream Award for Best Ensemble Won – 2012 Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress / Television Won – 2012 Portal Award for Best Young Actor Nominated – 2013 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress[11] |
| 2012 | The Olympic Ticket Scalper | Scraggly Sue | Short |
| 2012 | The Secret of Crickley Hall | Loren Caleigh | TV miniseries |
| 2012 | Heatstroke | Jo O'Malley | |
| 2013 | Corvidae | Jay | Short |
| 2013 | Gold | Abbie | |
| 2014 | We Are Monsters | Lorna Thompson | Pre-production |
References [edit]
- ^ "Maisie Williams". TV.com. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Spero, Jesse (13 June 2011). "Maisie Williams Talks Game Of Thrones Shocking Death". Access Hollywood. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Nguyen, Hanh (2 June 2011). "Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams: I Did Try to Make Arya Left-Handed!". TV Guide. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Game of Thrones Postmortem: Williams on the Pointy End, Harington Fights a White Walker". TV Guide. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ Porter, Rick (17 April 2011). "Game of Thrones review: Well-acted, beautifully shot fantasy for grownups". Zap2It. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Chivers, Tom (6 June 2011). "Game of Thrones, episode eight - The Pointy End, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-ghost-of-harrenhal-for-newbies,72795/
- ^ <http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/04/30/game-of-thrones-sails-into-darker-waters-with-ghost-of-harrenhal/2/
- ^ "Let's peek inside HBO's Emmy FYC campaign package". Gold Derby. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ Airlock Alpha. "'Game Of Thrones' Conquers With 4 Portal Awards". Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ a b "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ^ Louise Johnston Management. "news". Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ Cat and Weasel. "Corvidae". Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Louise Johnston Management. "Maisie Williams". Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ We Are Monsters. "News: Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams Joins Cast".
- ^ Funny or Die. "link".
- ^ This is Somerset. Ayra is finally 16. "link".
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