Maisie Williams
Encyclopedia
Maisie Williams is a British child actress
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Her first and so far only role is that of Arya Stark, a tomboy
ish young girl from a noble family, in the 2011 HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones
. Williams received acclaim for her performance in the supporting role, with Zap2it
calling her "wonderfully feisty" and the Telegraph
"fantastic".
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
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Her first and so far only role is that of Arya Stark, a tomboy
Tomboy
A tomboy is a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors considered typical of the gender role of a boy, including the wearing of typically masculine-oriented clothes and engaging in games and activities that are often physical in nature, and which are considered in many cultures to be the...
ish young girl from a noble family, in the 2011 HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones (TV series)
Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Based on author George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, the first of which is called A Game of Thrones, the television series debuted in...
. Williams received acclaim for her performance in the supporting role, with Zap2it
Zap2it
Zap2it is an American website and affiliate network that provides news, photos and video, local TV listings and movie showtimes. The site is produced by Tribune Media Services , part of the publishing division of the Chicago-based Tribune Company...
calling her "wonderfully feisty" and the Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
"fantastic".