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Nathalie Emmanuel Biography

Birth Name:Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel

Birth Place:Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for a 2014 Screen Actors Guild Award for her role in "Game of Thrones․"
  • Quote: "[on "Game of Thrones"] "For me to be a part of it is very special․ It's a very rare thing for an actor to be able to star in something that they are such a huge fan of themselves․""
  • Quote: "[on meeting George R․R․ Martin] "When I met him he told me I was doing fantastic job of bringing his character to life․ It was really overwhelming․ That is priceless as an actress․""
  • Best known for playing Missandei in "Game of Thrones" and Sasha Valentine in "Hollyoaks․"
  • Has played the character Nala in the West End production of the play "The Lion King․"
  • Has provided voice-over work for the audiobook "The Killing Woods․"
  • Revealed that she had been cast in "Game of Thrones" by tweeting a picture of the front page of her script for the sixth episode of season three

Awards

  • 2014Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2015Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2016Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2016National Film Award-Best Breakthrough Performance in a Film: nominated
  • 2016National Film Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2016Screen Nation Film and Television Award-Female Performance in Film: winner
  • 2017Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2018Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2018Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
  • 2019IGN Award-Best TV Ensemble: nominated
  • 2019IGN People's Choice Award-Best TV Ensemble: winner
  • 2020Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2020CinEuphoria-Merit - Honorary Award: winner
  • 2020National Film Award-Best Actress in a TV Series: nominated
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: nominated
  • 2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: nominated
  • 2024Image Award-Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series: nominated
  • 2025Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: nominated
  • 2025Razzie Award-Worst Screen Combo: nominated