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Maisie Williams

ACTOR · BORN 1997

Maisie Williams

Born
15 April 1997
Known for
Game of Thrones (2011), The New Mutants (2020), Early Man (2018), The Owners (2020)

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Maisie Williams (born 15 April 1997) is an actor best known for Game of Thrones, The New Mutants and Early Man.

11 Interesting Facts About Maisie Williams

Interesting Facts (3)

  1. #001

    Rather than conduct a standard interview, a BBC Radio 1 reporter fact-checked IMDb trivia about Maisie Williams and Tom Hiddleston, cautioning the pair that it might not be accurate.

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  2. #002

    Williams's first audition was for Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang. She reached the final two but lost the part for looking too young.

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  3. #003

    Williams's main reason for auditioning for Game of Thrones was to finally be able to buy a new laptop.

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Production Story (1)

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    Before she was cast as Arya Stark in Game of Thrones (2011), she tried out for Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010) and did not get the part.

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Behind the Scenes (1)

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    Williams landed her first agent after her dance teacher suggested she enter a talent show in Paris, where she improvised a skit about throwing a bowling ball at her brother.

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Characters & Cast (1)

  1. #006

    Was considered for Ellie Williams in The Last of Us (2023), a role that went to Bella Ramsey.

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Life & Family (5)

  1. #007

    Williams almost missed the Game of Thrones audition because it fell on the same day as a school trip to a pig farm; her mother talked her into going.

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  2. #008

    In a video for GQ Magazine, Maisie Williams discussed her tortoise dynasty: "I do have a tortoise dynasty. Barney, Stevie, Adventure Man, and then the one that lives with someone we don't know. I don't know what they named it, probably not a very good name. If I have children, they won't inherit nice jewellery, they'll just inherit tortoises."

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  3. #009

    The clip had Williams confirming or denying such claims as whether her family keeps 13 dogs and whether John Tucker Must Die (2006) is truly her favorite film.

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  4. #010

    Maisie Williams began formal dance training at 10 at Susan Hill's School of Dance, but her parents could not afford a performing arts school.

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  5. #011

    Her stepfather Gary told her the role would pay for a couple of laptops, and the money covered her own dance lessons and school trips.

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