Nathalie Emmanuel

Nathalie Emmanuel
Born Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel
2 March 1989
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Nationality British
Occupation Actress
Years active 2006–present

Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel[1] (born 2 March 1989) is an English actress best known for her role as the translator Missandei on the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones and a computer hacker Ramsey in Furious 7.

Early life

Emmanuel was born on 2 March 1989 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.[2][3] Her mother is Dominican and her father is of half Saint Lucian and half English descent.[4] Emmanuel has an older sister, Louise.[5] She attended St Hilda's School, Westcliff-on-Sea from the age of 3 to 11, then moved schools, attending Westcliff High School for Girls from the age of 12.

Career

Emmanuel credits her mother for the initial motivation to become an actress, "When I was 3 and she started dropping me off at school, I always caused such a huge drama that my mom decided maybe I should channel it more properly — so she started me on acting, singing and dancing classes."[6] At the age of 10, she played Young Nala in the West End production of The Lion King.[3] In 2006, she made her television break by starring as Sasha Valentine in the soap opera Hollyoaks. Emmanuel appeared on the show until 2010, her character's storylines included prostitution, and heroin addiction.[7][8][9]

In January 2012, Emmanuel presented BBC Three's Websex: What's the Harm?, investigating the online sexual habits of 16-24 year-olds in the UK.[10] Later in the same year she made her film debut in the thriller Twenty8k.[11][12] The following year, she was cast as Missandei, Daenerys Targaryen's translator, in HBO's fantasy drama series Game of Thrones.[9] In 2015, Emmanuel was promoted to a regular cast member on the show.[13] In the same year, she played computer hacker Ramsey in the 2015 action film Furious 7.[14] As of April 2015, Emmanuel has completed work on The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials in which she will play Harriet.[15][16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Twenty8k Carla
2015 Furious 7 Ramsey
2015 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Harriet Post-production
2017 Furious 8 Ramsey Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006–10 Hollyoaks Sasha Valentine Main cast (17 July 2006 – 13 August 2010)
2008 Hollyoaks Later Main cast (Series 1)
2009 Hollyoaks: The Morning After the Night Before Main cast
2011 Casualty Cheryl Hallows Episode: "Only Human"
Misfits Charlie Episode: "3.1"
2013–present Game of Thrones Missandei Recurring (Series 3–4), Main cast (Series 5–present)
17 episodes

In the media

FHM magazine ranked Emmanuel as 99th in their 100 Sexiest Women of 2013.[17] In 2015, she appeared in the April issue of InStyle and GQ magazines.[18][19][20]

References

  1. ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004.
  2. ↑ "Celeb Birthdays for the Week of March 1-7". The New York Times. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Game of Thrones's Nathalie Emmanuel Gears Up for Furious 7". Vanity Fair (Condé Nast). March 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Game of Thrones' Fetching Consigliere: Nathalie Emmanuel on Missandei and Grey Worm vs. Obama". The Daily Beast. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lifelong Jacko fan Louise is set for a Thriller of a time". Southend Standard. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "'Game of Thrones' puts Nathalie Emmanuel, who plays Emilia Clarke's aide, on the way to royal ranks of acting". Daily News. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "'Game Of Thrones' Newbie Nathalie Emmanuel Joins Cast Of 'Fast & Furious 7'". Indiewire. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "As Hollyoaks' Gemma Merna leaves the show we look at where the soap's biggest stars are now". Liverpool Echo (Trinity Mirror). 12 November 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Nathalie Emmanuel goes from Hollyoaks to Hollywood in Game of Thrones". Liverpool Echo (Trinity Mirror). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Websex: What's the Harm?, Targeting girls for sex on social networks". BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Twenty8k – review". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). 6 September 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Nathalie Emmanuel". A & J Management. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "'Game of Thrones' scoop: See who's becoming a series regular". Entertainment Weekly (Time Inc.). 17 January 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Why 'Furious 7' is a bad movie with an all-time tearjerker ending you can't miss". HitFix. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "'Maze Runner: The Death Cur' Sets T.S. Nowlin To Pen". Deadline.com. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Nathalie Emmanuel". FHM. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Go Behind the Scenes of Our Shoot With Furious 7 Star Nathalie Emmanuel". InStyle. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Think Fast with Khaleesi's Sidekick". GQ. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "'Game Of Thrones' Actress Nathalie Emmanuel Sizzles In GQ". The Huffington Post. 30 March 2015.

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