Line #30 Creator/NatalieDormer


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3	Natalie Dormer (born 11 February 1982 in Reading, England) is an English actress from Reading, Berkshire.
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5	She's best known as Margaery Tyrell in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and Cressida in both parts of ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay''.
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7	She studied drama at the now-defunct Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and first appeared in ''Film/{{Casanova}}'' with Creator/HeathLedger. Her first major role was as UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn in ''Series/TheTudors'', which got her noticed both in Britain and abroad. She also stared in ''Film/InDarkness2018'', in which she is the co-writer.
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9	She has been with English actor David Oakes since 2018, and gave birth to their daughter in January 2021.
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12	!Filmography
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16	[[folder:Live-Action Film Roles]]
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19	* ''Film/{{Casanova}}'' as Victoria (2005)
20	* ''Film/{{Flawless\|2007}}'' Cassie
21	* ''Film/CityOfLife'' as Olga (2009)
22	* ''[[Film/WE2011 W.E.]]'' as Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (2011)
23	* ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' as Private Lorraine (2011)
24	* ''Film/ALongWayFromHome '' as Suzanne (2012)
25	* ''Film/{{Rush\|2013}}'' as Nurse Gemma (2013)
26	* ''Film/TheCounselor'' as The Blonde (2013)
27	* ''Film/TheRiotClub'' as Charlie (2014)
28	* ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay'' as Cressida (2014, 2015)
29	* ''Film/{{The Forest\|2016}}'' as Sara and Jess Price (2016)
30	* ''Film/{{In Darkness\|2018}}'' as Sofia [=McKendrick=] (2018). Dormer is also the co-writer of the film.
31	* ''Film/{{Patient Zero\|2018}}'' as Dr. Gina Rose (2018)
32	* ''Film/TheProfessorAndTheMadman '' as Eliza Merrett (2019)
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36	[[folder:Stage Roles]]
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38	* ''Theatre/TheComedyOfErrors'' as Adriana (2003 Cliveden Open Air Theatre Production)
39	* ''Theatre/VenusInFur'' as Vanda Jordan (2017)
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43	[[folder:Television Roles]]
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45	* ''Series/TheTudors'' as UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn (2007–10)
46	* ''Series/{{Silk}}'' as Niamh Cranitch (2011)
47	* ''Series/TheFades'' as Sarah Etches (2011)
48	* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' as Margaery Tyrell (2012–2016)
49	* ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' as Irene Adler/[[spoiler:Jamie Moriarty]] (2013–2014)
50	* ''Series/PicnicAtHangingRock'' as Hester Appleyard (2018)
51	* ''Series/PennyDreadfulCityOfAngels'' as Magda (2020)
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57	* ''VideoGame/GameOfThronesTelltale'' as Margaery Tyrell (2014)
58	* ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'' as Dr. Lexi T'Perro (2017)
59	* ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' as Onica (2019)
60	* ''WesternAnimation/PetsUnited'' as Belle (2019)
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65	!!Tropes related to her works:
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67	* ActorInspiredElement:[[invoked]] Her part in ''{{Film/Casanova}}'' was made more comedic, once the director realised how well she handled comedy.
68	* ChronicallyKilledActor: ''Series/TheTudors'' = [[OffWithHisHead beheaded]], ''Series/TheFades'' = DeadToBeginWith, ''Series/GameOfThrones'' = [[NotEnoughToBury blown-up to smithereens]], ''Film/TheForest2016'' = DrivenToSuicide by extreme paranoia and stress ([[PlayingTheirOwnTwin at least one of the twin characters she's playing survives]]), ''Series/PicnicAtHangingRock'' = [[DrivenToSuicide Commits suicide]].
69	* DyeingForYourArt: [[invoked]]
70	** She shaved part of her head for her role in ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay''.
71	** She dyed her blonde hair black for the part of UsefulNotes/AnneBoleyn, as the real Anne had either brown or black hair. This was ''against'' the creators' wishes, believe it or not! Dormer flatly refused to play Anne as anything other than the brunette she was in real life.
72	** Subverted with ''Game of Thrones'', as she just wore a wig there.
73	** In ''Film/{{The Forest\|2016}}'' she dyed her hair black to differentiate Jess from Sara (she kept her hair blonde while playing the latter).
74	* FakeAmerican: As Private Lorraine in ''Captain America'', Irene Adler in ''Elementary'', Cressida in ''Mockingjay'', and the Blonde in ''The Counselor''. [[invoked]]
75	* KilledByRequest: [[spoiler: She had been wanting to leave ''Game of Thrones'' to commit to other projects, so she was told that Margaery would be killed off in the Season 6 finale]].
76	* MsFanservice: A good amount of her roles qualify. She's not at all shy of getting naked or doing sex scenes, and she provides the trope image for HotConsort.
77	* PlayfulCatSmile: There is no shortage of [[https://www.google.com/search?q=natalie+dormer+cat+smile&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi74fW8_8fUAhXMFpQKHd9bDQ8Q_AUICigB&biw=846&bih=563 images of her]] pulling this off in RealLife.
78	* PlayingTheirOwnTwin:[[invoked]] In ''Film/{{The Forest\|2016}}'' she plays twin sisters Jess and Sara.
79	* PromotedFanboy: She was a fan of ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' since seeing it in theaters and jumped at the chance to partake in [[Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance the prequel series]].
80	* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: There has been some note that she looks [[https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2014-06/27/3/enhanced/webdr06/enhanced-9495-1403855497-14.jpg very much]] [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BruIjH7CIAA5ABS.jpg like her]] on-screen grandmother in ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Creator/DianaRigg, did in her youth. [[invoked]]
81	* TypeCasting: Ever since her debut in ''Film/{{Casanova}}'', several of her roles feature [[HeadTurningBeauty beautiful women]] that [[FemmeFatale should not be trusted]], such as Anne Boleyn, Irene Adler, and Margaery Tyrell. It’s telling that she almost turned down ''Game of Thrones'' becasue she told her agent “No more corsets!”. [[invoked]]

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