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Nell Williams
Born
Nell Marmalade Baxendale-Williams[1]

(1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 26)
Other namesNellie
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Parents

Nell Marmalade Baxendale-Williams[2] (born 13 September 1998), known as Nell Williams, is an English actress. In 2015, she portrayed a teen version of Cersei Lannister in the opening episode of Season 5 of the HBO series Game of Thrones.[3] She has also appeared in the sitcom The Revolting World of Stanley Brown (2012), the television film Loving Miss Hatto (2012), and in an episode of the drama series Grantchester.[4] Williams appeared as Vivian Daniels in the 2016 film London Town, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival.[5] She also appeared in the 2019 films Blinded by the Light and The Good Liar.

Biography

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She was born Nell Marmalade Baxendale-Williams on 13 September 1998 in Hackney, London, England. She is the first child of British-American film director David L. Williams and the English actress Helen Baxendale. She has two brothers.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Revolting World of Stanley Brown Jess 12 episodes
Loving Miss Hatto Young Birdy Television film
2013 National Theatre Live Elizabeth (teen) Episode: "The Audience"
2015 Game of Thrones Cersei Lannister (teen) Season 5
Episode: "The Wars to Come"
2016 Grantchester Gilly Bradley Episode #2.6
2017 Will Agnes Austen Episode: "The Two Gentlemen"
2019 Deep Water Sally Kallisto 6 episodes
Elizabeth Is Missing Katy Television film
2022 We Hunt Together Maisie McBride Episode: "202"

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 London Town Vivian Daniels Premiered at 2016 Los Angeles Film Festival
2019 Blinded by the Light Eliza Premiered at 2019 Sundance Film Festival
The Good Liar Lili
2022 Inland Daisy

Theatre

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References

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  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ "Helen Baxendale on her daughter's unique name". people.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ^ Yeung, Peter (6 January 2015). "Nell Williams revealed as Young Cersei character for Game of Thrones season five". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Nell Williams". IMDb. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ^ Borte, Derrick (3 June 2016), London Town, retrieved 5 August 2016
  6. ^ "Love and Information at The Royal Court Theatre". royalcourttheatre.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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