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Aisling Franciosi
Born (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 31)
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Aisling Franciosi (born 6 June 1993) is an Irish actress. She is known for playing the part of Katie Benedetto in the BBC Two crime drama television series The Fall[1] and her role as Kate Crawford in the TNT series Legends.[2]

In 2016, Franciosi joined the cast of the HBO series Game of Thrones in the sixth season as Lyanna Stark.[3]

Early life

Franciosi was born in Italy and grew up in Dublin. She is the third child of an Italian father and an Irish mother. She is bilingual, fluent in both English and Italian. She studied French and Spanish at Trinity College, Dublin.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Jimmy's Hall Marie
2014 Ambition Apprentice Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Trivia Trish Episode: Season 2, Episode 5
2013-present The Fall Katie Benedetto 10 episodes
2014 Quirke Phoebe Griffin 3 episodes
2015 Vera Sigourney O'Brien Episode: "Muddy Waters"
2015 Legends Kate Crawford 10 episodes
2016 Game of Thrones Lyanna Stark Episode: "The Winds of Winter"

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2015 Irish Film and Television Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Fall Won[5]

Aisling Franciosi at IMDb

References

  1. ^ Morgan Jeffery (5 January 2016). "The Fall will wrap up with a third and final series". Digital Spy.
  2. ^ "Legends: Sean Bean Returns in Season Two of TNT Series". TVSeriesFinale. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. ^ White, James. "Game Of Thrones: the Jon Snow revelation and what it all means", Empire Online, 28 June 2016. Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  4. ^ Greco, Patti. ""The Fall" Star Aisling Franciosi on Getting Tied Up by Jamie Dornan", Cosmopolitan, 26 January 2016. Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  5. ^ "IFTA 2015 Nominees". The Irish Film & Television Academy. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)