Sophie Turner

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For other people named Sophie Turner, see Sophie Turner (disambiguation).
Sophie Turner
Sophie Turner SDCC 2014 (cropped).jpg
Born (1996-02-21) 21 February 1996 (age 28)
Northampton, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Home town Chesterton, England

Sophie Turner (born 21 February 1996)[1] is an English actress. Turner made her professional acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011-present), which brought her international recognition and critical praise. For her performance, she has received four nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, as well as a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Young Actress in a TV Series.[2]

Turner has also starred in the television film The Thirteenth Tale (2013) and she made her feature film debut in Another Me (2013). She has also starred in the action comedy Barely Lethal (2015) and played Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).

Early life

Turner was born in Northampton, the daughter of Sally, a nursery school teacher, and a father who works for a pallet distribution company.[3] She moved to Chesterton, Warwickshire when she was two years old. She attended Warwick Prep School until she was eleven, and later attended The King's High School for Girls.[1] Turner has been a member of the theatre company Playbox Theatre Company since she was three years old.[4] Turner has two older brothers, and stated in an interview with The Telegraph that "My childhood was pretty fun. We had pigsties, barns and a paddock, and used to muck around in the mud." Turner had a tutor on the set of Game of Thrones until the age of 16, sending homework back to her teachers at school. She achieved five A and four B grades at GCSE, including a B grade in drama.[5]

Career

Since 2011, Turner has portrayed Sansa Stark, a young noblewoman, in the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones. Sansa is her first television role.[1] Turner's drama teacher encouraged her to audition for the part,[6] and she dyed her blonde hair auburn for the role.[7] She had her first big screen role in the 2013 film Another Me. In 2012, she was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress for her performance as Sansa. To date, Turner has appeared in all six broadcast seasons. In 2013, Turner played the lead role in the independent thriller film Another Me, based on the novel of the same name by Catherine MacPhail. She also starred as Adeline March in the 2013 television film The Thirteenth Tale.

In 2013, she was cast in the comedy film Barely Lethal, alongside American actress Hailee Steinfeld, which was released on 29 May 2015 in a limited release and through video on demand.[8][9] Turner also narrated the audiobook version of the Lev Grossman short story The Girl in the Mirror, which was included in the short fiction anthology Dangerous Women, and was edited by George R.R. Martin. Turner played mutant Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse, which was released on 27 May 2016.[10] On 9 May 2016, it was reported that she would appear in a segment of the anthology film Berlin, I Love You, itself the fourth installment of the Cities of Love franchise.[11]

Filmography

Turner with Game of Thrones co-star Maisie Williams (left) in November 2009

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Another Me Fay Delussey
2015 Barely Lethal Heather
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Jean Grey / Phoenix
2016 Alone Penelope Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011–present Game of Thrones Sansa Stark TV series (main role)
2013 The Thirteenth Tale Young Adeline March Television film

Music videos

Year Artist Song
2014 Bastille "Oblivion"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Notes
2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated
Scream Award for Best Ensemble Nominated
2012 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress[2] Nominated
2013 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015 Empire Hero Award [12] Won
EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Drama Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2016 Huading Awards for Best Global Actress [13] N/A Won

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.townandcountrymag.co.uk/society/people-and-events/Sophie-Turner-game-of-thrones-interview-spring-issue
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