Gwendoline Christie may not have won an Emmy, but she won our hearts! emmys Here's our interview:
Gwendoline Christie’s portrayal of Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones has become so indelible, it’s now difficult to imagine the towering British actor without full armor and a sword in her hand. Here, she opens up about getting in touch with her strength, embracing the magic of television, and the “phantasmagorical quality” of being an actor
ADVERTISEMENT If only it had been! The 40-year-old actor has played Brienne of Tarth since Season 2, when her introduction was one of the series’ great reveals: after a revered swordsman surrenders to a formidable, anonymous, fully armored opponent at the end of a masterful tournament fight, the victorious warrior lifts their helmet. Rather than the rugged male brute we expect to see, it’s a rugged female brute—our first glimpse of Christie as Brienne—chin up with a resolute stare.
“Brienne of Tarth was more than a character in a TV show to me. It was about my own development as an actor, artist, and human being, in terms of exploring elements of myself that I didn’t feel comfortable getting in contact with. Because society was dictating that these parts of me weren’t attractive or good enough,” Christie says. “I was afforded an amazing opportunity to confront and inhabit those elements.
Part of that comes from playing a beloved character like Brienne, and the attention that it garners when she’s out in public. “People are often extremely nice and say, ‘I love the character! I believe in feminism! Go women!’ And men say that, too,” she says. “That is the kind of message I’m receiving, and this movement seems to ignite in people a breath of relief, actually, rather than resentment. But I don’t know.
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