Line #7 Creator/MaisieWilliams


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3	->''"As an actor, you're constantly looking to be pushed."''
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5	Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams (born 15 April 1997 in Bristol, England) is a British actor. Her first role outside of school theater has been as Arya Stark on the {{Creator/HBO}} series ''Series/GameOfThrones''. Her standout performance has received considerable acclaim, especially in light of her rather short resume, mixed with the extremely heavy material and experienced actors she's had to work with.
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7	She also was in ''Film/Cyberbully2015''. She was also announced to play the lead role in the indie silent film ''Corvidae'' ([[http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/corvidae-short-film-starring-maisie-williams look at its indiegogo entry here]]).
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9	In 2015 she had a recurring role in Series 9 of ''Series/DoctorWho'' as Ashildr (AKA "Me"), a girl from a Viking village. She's appeared as Lucy in TheFilmOfTheBook of ''Literature/IBoy'' in 2017. In 2018, she had a voice role in the animated film ''WesternAnimation/EarlyMan''. She also stars as Wolfsbane in 2020's ''Film/TheNewMutants'', based on the Creator/MarvelComics [[ComicBook/NewMutants of the same name]], and as Scottish hacker Cameron [=MacCloud=] in [[Creator/RoosterTeeth Rooster Teeth]]'s 2019 anime series WebAnimation/GenLock.
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11	[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHCoOOsGPuEca4JCVKmcNXA Has her own personal YouTube channel.]]
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13	!!Filmography
14	!!!Film
15	* ''Film/{{Cyberbully\|2015}}'' as Casey Jacobs
16	* ''Literature/IBoy'' (2017) as Lucy Walker
17	* ''WesternAnimation/EarlyMan'' (2018) as Goona
18	* ''Film/TheNewMutants'' (2020) as Rahne Sinclair / Wolfsbane
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20	!!!Television
21	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (2011-2019) as Arya Stark
22	* ''Literature/TheSecretOfCrickleyHall'' (2012) as Loren Caleigh
23	* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' (2014) as Various
24	* ''Series/DoctorWho'' (2015) as Ashildr
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26	!!!Video Games
27	* ''VideoGame/{{Multiversus}}'' as [[Series/GameOfThrones Arya Stark]]
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29	!!!Web Series
30	* ''[[WebVideo/{{React}} Teens React]]'' (2014-2015) as herself
31	* ''WebAnimation/GenLock'' (2019-) as Cammie [=MacCloud=]
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34	!!Tropes
35	* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little gal to her close friend Creator/SophieTurner, who at 5'9" is eight inches taller. It helps that they're around the same age.
36	* CastIncest: Maisie and [[Creator/SophieTurner Sophie "Sansa" Turner]] play this for laughs by joking about shipping themselves and sometimes groping each other in public.
37	* DyeingForYourArt: She got her hair cut short for the second season of ''Game of Thrones''. She also learned to use a sword with her left hand, as Arya is a leftie (Maisie herself is right-handed). The producers offered to make Arya right-handed in the show, but Maisie insisted Arya remain a leftie, knowing how much the fans would want to see it.
38	* IAmNotSpock: She adopted a very femme look after filming ended on ''Game of Thrones'', including metallic pink hair, even while still promoting the final season. This likely aided a lot in getting people to not just think of her as Arya.
39	* OpenSecret: Has a Platform/TikTok page where she appears on camera every so often but never actually acknowledges who she is. Her followers play along with this too.
40	* ReclusiveArtist: She is determined to keep her personal life as private as possible. She stated from the start that her [=YouTube=] channel would rarely be updated, and while she posts fairly regularly on Twitter and Instagram, she's only shared a few intimate details. She's revealed (in separate interviews) both that she'd lost her virginity and had a boyfriend, but has only said that he's not in show business and refuses to tell his name.
41	* SuppressedMammaries: She was only 13 (and had barely started puberty), playing an 11 or 12-year old, when ''Series/GameOfThrones'' first season was filmed, which along with her diminutive height helped her look much younger. However, by the time of the second season, she'd developed further than Arya could have (since the in-universe timeframe was only a few weeks), and thus was padded down to look younger for several seasons. Compare pictures of her in the show with those of her at the premieres or conventions. This finally ended when she got a nude scene (and confirmed it was actually her rather than a body double) in Season 8 (though it was [[ToplessnessFromTheBack from the back]]).

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