Biography Of Sophie Turner

Sophie Belinda Turner 

(born 21 February 1996) is an English actress. She made her acting debut as Sansa Stark in the HBO epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2019.

Turner appeared in the 2013 British drama television film The Thirteenth Tale and made her feature film debut in the psychological thriller Another Me (2013). She appeared in the action comedy Barely Lethal (2015) and portrayed a young Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series (2016–2019).

Turner was born in Northampton,  England on 21 February 1996, the daughter of Sally, a nursery school teacher, and Andrew, who works for a pallet distribution company. She moved to Chesterton, Warwickshire when she was two years old. She attended Warwick Prep School until she was 11, and later attended the independent The King's High School for Girls. Turner has been a member of the Playbox Theatre Company since she was three years old.  She has two older brothers.  Her twin died in utero. 

She grew up in a large Edwardian house, near Leamington Spa, saying, "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 age 16. She achieved five GCSE A-grades and four Bs, including a B in Drama

Turner was cast as Sansa Stark, a young noblewoman, in the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones in August 2009.  Filming began in July 2010, when Turner was 14 years old. Sansa was Turner's first television role. Turner's drama teacher encouraged her to audition for the part,  and she dyed her blonde hair auburn for the role, although in season 7 she began wearing wigs. 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, alongside her on-screen sister, Maisie Williams. Turner appeared in all eight broadcast seasons. 

While playing Sansa Stark, Turner was told to lose weight and she said she suffered from mental health problems while spending her teenage years on screen.  She also had an eating 

In 2013, Turner had her first movie role as the lead character in the independent thriller film Another Me, based on the novel of the same name by Catherine MacPhail. She starred as Adeline March in the 2013 television film The Thirteenth Tale. In 2013, she was cast in the comedy film Barely Lethal, alongside Hailee Steinfeld, which was released on 29 May 2015 in a limited release and through video on demand. 

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. In 2014, she narrated the audiobook City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare  The same year, she was the face of Karen Millen's "The Journey" campaign. Turner played mutant Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse, which was released in May 2016 to mixed critical success. During summer 2016, she hosted the web video Powershift in partnership with the Huffington Post

• Sophie Belinda Turner; (born February 21, 1996) is an English actress. Turner made her professional acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011) (2011-2019), which brought her international recognition and critical praise. For her performance, she has received an Emmy Award nomination, 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.
  
  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).
  
  Turner was born in Northampton, the daughter of Sally, a nursery school teacher, and a father who works for a pallet distribution company. 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. Turner has been a member of the theatre company Playbox Theatre Company since she was three years old. 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 (2011) 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.
  
  Since 2011, Turner has portrayed Sansa Stark, a young noblewoman, in the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011). Sansa is her first television role. Turner's drama teacher encouraged her to audition for the part, and she dyed her blonde hair auburn for the role. 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, she had her first big screen role as the lead character in the independent thriller film Another Me (2013), 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 (2013).
  
  In 2013, she was cast in the comedy film Barely Lethal (2015), alongside American actress Hailee Steinfeld, which was released on 29 May 2015 in a limited release and through video on demand. Turner also narrated the audio-book 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 (2016), which was released on 27 May 2016. 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. She will also reprise the role of Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix in the film, X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).

  - IMDb mini biography by: Akram Braham
• Sophie Turner made her professional acting debut in 2011 as Sansa Stark in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011), also starring in the television film The Thirteenth Tale (2013) (2013). Turner made her feature film debut in Another Me (2013) (2013). She also has starred in the action comedy Barely Lethal (2015) (2015) and played Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) (2016).
  
  Turner had a tutor on the set of Game of Thrones (2011) until the age of 16, sending homework back to her teachers at school.

  - IMDb mini biography by: Pedro Borges

Trivia

•  Had a twin who died before birth so she is always drawn to stories about twins/ doubles such as The Thirteenth Tale (2013) and Another Me (2013), two films she's already starred in.
• She adopted Zunni, the Northern Inuit dog who played Sansa Stark's dire wolf, Lady, on Game of Thrones (2011).
• Although she is well known for her auburn hair, Sophie is a natural blonde but dyes her hair red in order to portray her character on Game of Thrones (2011).
• Best friends with Game of Thrones (2011) co-stars Jack Gleeson and onscreen siblings Maisie Williams and Isaac Hempstead Wright.
• Is a big fan of the television shows Hannibal (2013) and Breaking Bad (2008).
• Best known for her role as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011), which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination as Best Supporting Young Actress in a TV Series. Her drama teacher encouraged her to audition for the part.
• She is a huge fan of Jack Nicholson. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) is her favorite movie from his filmography.
• In April 2019, Turner revealed that she suffered depression over fan criticisms over her role in Game of Thrones (2011) and even considered suicide. She added that she is taking a break from acting to focus on her mental health.
• Favourite actors from her generation are Hailee Steinfeld, Saoirse Ronan, Jennifer Lawrence and Miles Teller.
• Besides being an actress, she's also a model. She modeled for Karen Millen's Fall 2014 Campaign.
• She starred in Bastille's music video Oblivion.
• Close friends with Barely Lethal (2015) co-star Hailee Steinfeld.
• Trains at the Playbox Theatre.
• She was a talented ballet dancer as a child, but gave it up in order to concentrate on her acting career.
• Won a role based on social media following. She even said that there was another actress at her audition that was better than she was, but they did not win the part because they did not have as many followers on social media.
• One of her maternal great-grandfathers was named Cyril Cotton, son of Samuel Cotton.
• Born at 8:10 AM (GMT).

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