Bella Ramsey

Isabella May Ramsey[1] (born 25 September 2003)[2][3] is an English actress and singer. She made her professional acting debut as the young noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones; she is also known for playing the leading role of Mildred Hubble in the 2017 CBBC television series The Worst Witch.[4] She is currently the voice of Hilda in the Peabody Award nominated Netflix series Hilda, based on the graphic novel by Luke Pearson.

Bella Ramsey
Born
Isabella May Ramsey[1]

(2003-09-25) 25 September 2003
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK[1]
OccupationActor, singer
Years active2016–present
Websitebellaramsey.com

Early life

Isabella May Ramsey was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire in 2003.[1] Her father, Alex, is a businessman. Ramsey completes her schooling online through InterHigh School.[5][6] Ramsey underwent Believer's baptism in 2018. [7]

She started acting as a hobby at the age of four, through Stagecoach Theatre Arts' Loughborough branch, which she attended for seven years.[8][9][10] Ramsey then went to The Television Workshop, where she began auditioning for professional roles.[9][11][12]

Career

From 2016 to 2019, Ramsey portrayed Lyanna Mormont in the HBO fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones. The part is Ramsey's first credited role. After her debut appearance in "The Broken Man" (season 6 episode 7), fans and critics noted Ramsey was a standout actress for portraying her character's no-nonsense leadership style.[4][13] This reaction was repeated after her appearance in the season finale,[14] with The Hollywood Reporter calling her "season 6's breakout star".[15] Ramsey continued in the role for the series' seventh and eighth seasons.

Ramsey starred in the 2017 TV adaptation of The Worst Witch books, as the titular character, Mildred Hubble,[4] and for which she won the Young Performer award at the 2019 British Academy Children's Awards.[16] She announced on Instagram that she had left the series in 2020, with Mildred being recast as Lydia Page from the first episode of Series 4 onwards; incidentally, Page also trained at the Television Workshop in Nottingham.

Ramsey also voices the titular character of the 2018 Netflix original series Hilda. She is represented by actor's agency Conway van Gelder Grant.[17]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Elefthería Ellie Short film[18]
2018 Two for Joy Miranda
Holmes & Watson Flotsam
2019 Nancy Nancy Short film[19]
Princess Emmy Princess Gizana Voice
Zero Alice Short film[20]
Judy Lorna Luft
On the Beaches Kitty Short film
2020 Turtle Journey Daughter Turtle Short film (Voice)[21][22]
Resistance Elsbeth
3 Minutes of Silence Jane Short film
2021 Requiem Evelyn Short film

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref(s)
2016–19 Game of Thrones Lyanna Mormont HBO Recurring role; 9 episodes [4]
2017–20 The Worst Witch Mildred Hubble CBBC/ZDF Lead role; 40 episodes [4]
2018 Requiem Young Matilda BBC One Episode 1.02 "The Blue Room"
2018–20 Hilda Hilda Netflix Lead voice role; 26 episodes
2020 Shepherd's Delight Girl in Park YouTube Episode 1.01 "Self-Tape 48"
2020 His Dark Materials Angelica BBC One/HBO 6 episodes [23]
2020 Summer Camp Island Ramona (age 15) HBO Max Voice role; Episode 3.02 "Ghost Baby Jabberwock"

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2018Doctor Who InfinityFreya (voice)[24]

Radio
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Edith Sitwell in Scarborough Miss Edith [25]

Awards
Year Award Category Role Result
2018 RTS North West Awards Best Breakthrough Talent
Mildred Hubble (The Worst Witch)
 Nominated
BAFTA Best Young Performer Nominated[26]
2019 BAFTA Best Young Performer Won[27]
2020 British Animation Awards Best Voice Performance
Hilda (Hilda)
 Nominated[28][29]
26th Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast)
Lyanna Mormont (Game of Thrones)
 Nominated[30]
CinEuphoria Awards Merit - Honorary Award (shared with the cast) Won[31]

References
  1. "Search Results for Civil Births in Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records". findmypast.co.uk. England & Wales Births 1837–2006. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. "thanks but it's not my birthday today!! It was in September!". Twitter. 30 November 2018.
  3. Conlan, Tara (25 December 2016). "Teenage actress Ramsey has magic touch as 'The Worst Witch'". Independent. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. Hawkes, Rebecca (8 June 2016). "Game of Thrones: who is Lyanna Mormont, the 10 year-old taking the show by storm?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. Conlan, Tara (25 July 2017). "Harry Potter for girls? I'm not that kind of Worst Witch, says TV's new Mildred Hubble". Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. "Pupil Stories - Bella Ramsey Actress". InterHigh School. 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  7. "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. "Our very own Mildred Hubble". Stagecoach. 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  9. "Interview with Bella Ramsey". Stagecoach. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  10. "Stagecoach Performing Arts Northallerton - Posts". Stagecoach Theatre Arts. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2019 – via Facebook. Bella attended Stagecoach Loughborough for 7 years
  11. Manning, Lucy (16 June 2016). "3 Game of Thrones Actors from Nottingham". LeftLion. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  12. Robinson, Joanna (11 July 2017). "Game of Thrones Audition Secrets with Casting Director Nina Gold". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  13. Hibberd, James (6 June 2016). "'Game of Thrones': Your new favorite character is 10 years old". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  14. Delgado, Kasie (27 June 2016). "Game of Thrones just discovered an incredible new child actor". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  15. Wigler, Josh (27 June 2016). "'Game of Thrones': A Salute to Season 6's Breakout Star, Lyanna Mormont". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  16. "Children's Awards Winners 2019". BAFTA. 2 December 2019.
  17. "Bella Ramsey". Conway van Gelder Grant Ltd. 3 July 2017.
  18. "A short film by Alexander Halford created for the purposes of university application starring; Bella Ramsey Emma Healy music by Luke Immins". twitter. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  19. "Nancy - Short Film 2019". youtu.be. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  20. "Sci-Fi Short Film "ZERO" Starring Bella Ramsey". youtu.be. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  21. "'Turtle Journey' shows us why we urgently need to protect the oceans". greenpeace.org. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  22. "Turtle Journey: the crisis in our oceans". youtu.be. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  23. Yslyven (1 July 2020). "Game of Thrones Lyanna Mormont star Bella Ramsey cast in His Dark Materials Season 2". Redanian Intelligence. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  24. "Doctor Who Infinity launches on PC and Mac, new trailer released". GARY COLLINSON. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  25. "Edith Sitwell in Scarborough". bbc. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  26. "Children's in 2018". bafta.org. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  27. "Children's in 2019". bafta.org. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  28. "Aardman dominates British Animation Awards noms". kidscreen.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  29. "CN & Aardman top British Animation Awards". kidscreen.com. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  30. "2020 SAG Awards nominations: See the full list of nominees from Joker to Parasite". ew. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  31. "CinEuphoria Awards". imdb. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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