Maisie Williams

Not to be confused with Maizie Williams.
Maisie Williams

Williams at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born Margaret Constance Williams
(1997-04-15) 15 April 1997
Bristol, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present

Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams[1] (born 15 April 1997) is an English actress. She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones, for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, the Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television and Best Young Actor, and the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.

Williams has also had a recurring role in Doctor Who as Ashildr in 2015. In addition to television, she made her feature film debut in the mystery The Falling, for which she won the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Young Performer of the Year.

Early life

Williams was born in Bristol, UK.[2][3] She has always been known as "Maisie" after the character from the comic strip The Perishers.[4] Williams is the youngest of four children, her three older siblings being James, Beth and Ted.[4] Born to Hilary Pitt (now Frances),[5] a former university course administrator, she grew up in Clutton, Somerset.[3][6] She attended Clutton Primary School and Norton Hill School in Midsomer Norton, before moving to Bath Dance College to study Performing Arts.[7][8]

Career

Williams and Game of Thrones co-star Sophie Turner in March 2013

Since 2011, Williams has played Arya Stark, a tomboyish young girl from a noble family, in the HBO fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones.[9] Arya was Williams' first role in any professional capacity.[10] She has received critical acclaim for her performance in the series.[11][12] Williams continued to garner praise for her performance in the show's second season,[13][14] and HBO submitted her for consideration in the Outstanding Supporting Actress category for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards, although she did not receive a nomination.[15] She won the 2012 Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television, and the Portal Award for Best Young Actor. At 15 years of age, Williams was the youngest actress ever to win in the Best Supporting Actress category.[16] In March 2013, she was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress and, in November 2013, won the BBC Radio 1 Teen Award for Best British Actor.[17][18] To date, she has appeared in all five broadcast seasons.

In 2012, Williams played Loren Caleigh in the BBC series The Secret of Crickley Hall and appeared in a Funny or Die skit titled The Olympic Ticket Scalper.[19] She also appeared in the independent films Heatstroke (2012) and Gold (2013), and the short films Corvidae (2013) and Up On The Roof (2013).[20][21][22][23]

Williams also signed on to play Lorna Thompson in the sci-fi film We Are Monsters, which was set for a 2014 release.[24]

In 2014, Williams portrayed Lydia in the British film The Falling, which premiered on 11 October 2014, and was released on 24 April 2015 in the UK.[6][25] In December, Williams was in talks with Naughty Dog to star as Ellie in the film adaptation of the video game The Last of Us.[26][27]

In January 2015, Williams appeared in one-off Channel 4 docu-drama Cyberbully, and in February she received European recognition with a Shooting Stars Award at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[28][29]

On 30 March 2015, the BBC announced that Williams would guest star in two episodes of Doctor Who ("The Girl Who Died" and "The Woman Who Lived").[30] Williams later returned to the series in the first and third episodes of the three-part series finale, entitled "Face the Raven" and "Hell Bent" respectively.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Olympic Ticket Scalper Scraggly Sue Short film
2013 Up on the Roof Trish Short film
2013 Heatstroke Josie O'Malley
2014 Corvidae Jay Short film
2014 Gold Abbie
2015 The Falling Lydia Lamont
2016 The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Millie
2017 A Storm in the Stars Isabel Baxter Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011–present Game of Thrones Arya Stark Main role
2012 The Secret of Crickley Hall Loren Caleigh 3 episodes
2014 Robot Chicken Didi Pickles (voice) Episode: "Link's Sausages"
2015 Cyberbully Casey Jacobs Television film
2015 Doctor Who Ashildr 4 episodes

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2013–2014 Teens React Herself 5 episodes
2014 Caspar Lee Herself 2 episodes
2014–2015 SUP3RFRUIT Herself 2 episodes
2015 Supreme Tweeter Herself Episode: "#WakingTheDragon"

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2011 Scream Awards Best Ensemble Game of Thrones Nominated [31]
Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [32]
SFX Awards Best Actress Nominated
2012 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress Nominated [33]
2013 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [34]
BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards Best British Actress Won [35]
2014 EWwy Award Best Supporting Actress, Drama Game of Thrones Won [36]
Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [37]
Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Television Series Won [38]
Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [39]
SFX Awards Best Actress Nominated
2015 Empire Awards Empire Hero Award Won [40]
EWwy Award Best Supporting Actress, Drama Nominated [41]
65th Berlin International Film Festival Shooting Stars Award Won [29]
London Film Critics' Circle Young British/Irish Performer Of The Year The Falling Won [42]
Evening Standard British Film Awards Rising Star Won [43]
Shorty Awards Favorite Actress Nominated [44]
Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Television Series Game of Thrones Pending [45]
Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [46]

References

  1. ↑ Kirsty McCormack. "Maisie Williams passes driving test in between filming Game of Thrones - Celebrity News - Showbiz & TV - Daily Express". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maisie Williams: About This Person". IGN. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Bristol teenager Maisie Williams on leaving school at 14 to become star of Game of Thrones". Bristol Post. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Maisie Williams talks resisting stereotypical roles as she prepares to take Hollywood by storm". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Vineyard, Jennifer (6 April 2014). "Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams on Arya's Hard Road, Dreamy Brad Pitt, and Why She'll Never Get Married". Vulture.com.
  6. 1 2 "Maisie Williams describes awkward sex scene in her new film The Falling". Bristol Post. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Meet Maisie Sean Bean's co-star in new TV series Game of Thrones". This is Somerset. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "BDC Student Maisie Williams". Bath Dance College. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Nguyen, Hanh (2 June 2011). "Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams: I Did Try to Make Arya Left-Handed!". TV Guide. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  10. ↑ Spero, Jesse (13 June 2011). "Maisie Williams Talks "Game of Thrones" Shocking Death". Access Hollywood. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  11. ↑ Porter, Rick (17 April 2011). "Game of Thrones review: Well-acted, beautifully shot fantasy for grownups". Zap2it. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  12. ↑ Chivers, Tom (6 June 2011). "Game of Thrones, episode eight – The Pointy End, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  13. ↑ Sims, David (29 April 2012). ""The Ghost of Harrenhal" (for newbies) | Game of Thrones (newbies)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  14. ↑ "'Game of Thrones' Sails into Darker Waters With 'Ghost of Harrenhal'". Forbes. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  15. ↑ "Let's peek inside HBO's Emmy FYC campaign package". Gold Derby. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  16. ↑ Airlock Alpha. "'Game of Thrones' Conquers With 4 Portal Awards". Airlock Alpha. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  18. ↑ "BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards, 2013". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "The Olympic Ticket Scalper with Sir Patrick Stewart, Ryan Lochte, Simon Pegg & Maisie Williams from Patrick Stewart, Ryan Lochte, Simon Pegg, Maisie Williams, Nick Corirossi, Charles Ingram, Betsy Koch, Funny Or Die, and Brian Lane". Funny or Die. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  20. ↑ "Louise Johnston Management". Louise Johnston Management. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  21. ↑ "Cat and Weasel Films // Corvidae". CatandWeasel.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  22. ↑ "Louise Johnston Management". Louise Johnston Management. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  23. ↑ "Up On The Roof & Game of Thrones with Maisie Williams". Flicks and the City. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  24. ↑ "Game of Thrones Maisie Williams Joins Cast of We Are Monsters!". Wearemonstersmovie.com. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  25. ↑ "Game of Thrones Maisie Williams Joins Cast of U.K. Film 'The Falling'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  26. ↑ Karmali, Luke (3 December 2014). "Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams 'Looking Like Yes' For The Last of Us Movie". IGN.
  27. ↑ "Maisie Williams Interview - The Falling, Game of Thrones, Superhero TV Series & New Movies". YouTube. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  28. ↑ "Channel 4 commissions new drama-doc Cyber Bully". Channel 4. 18 September 2014.
  29. 1 2 "European Shooting Stars". Shooting Stars. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  30. ↑ "Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams to guest in Doctor Who". The Guardian. 30 March 2015.
  31. ↑ Murray, Rebecca. "2011 Scream Awards Nominees and Winners". About.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  32. ↑ "The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  33. ↑ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Award. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  34. ↑ "Screen Actors Guild 2013 Awards". Deadline.com. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  35. ↑ "Maisie Williams, Best British Actor". BBC.com. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  36. ↑ Wehelie, Benazir (18 August 2014). "And your 2014 EWwy Award winners are…". SiriusXM.
  37. ↑ "OFTA Television Awards 2014". Online Film & Television Association.
  38. ↑ "'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and 'Interstellar' Lead Saturn Awards Noms". Variety. 3 March 2015.
  39. ↑ "SAG Awards Nominations: '12 Years A Slave' And 'Breaking Bad' Lead Way". Deadline.com. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  40. ↑ "Empire Hero Award". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  41. ↑ "EWwy Awards 2015: Meet Your Winners". ew.com. 11 August 2015.
  42. ↑ "Critics Circle". Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  43. ↑ BEN NORUM (7 February 2016). "Evening Standard British Film Awards 2016: Idris Elba and Dame Maggie Smith lead list of winners". Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  44. ↑ Lee, Ashley (19 January 2016). "Shorty Awards Nominees Include Adele, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  45. ↑ Bryant, Jacob (February 24, 2016). "‘Star Wars,’ ‘Mad Max,’ ‘Walking Dead’ Lead Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  46. ↑ "The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". www.sagawards.org.

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