Biography
Who is Natalie Dormer?
Early life and education
Natalie Dormer was born in Reading, Berkshire, on February 11, 1982. She attended Chiltern Edge Secondary School and later joined the sixth form at Reading Blue Coat School. While growing up, she trained in dance at the Allenova School of Dancing and was the academic hopeful of her family.
She was provisionally offered a place to study history at the University of Cambridge. However, she misread a question on her A-level history examination and did not achieve the required grade. She then chose to audition for drama schools and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Career highlights
Natalie Dormer made her film debut in Casanova in 2005 after winning the role of Victoria six months after graduating from drama school. She achieved a major breakthrough playing Anne Boleyn on the Showtime series The Tudors from 2007 to 2008, earning widespread praise for her performance. She later returned to the series for a dream sequence in the fourth season.
She gained international attention for playing Margaery Tyrell on the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones from 2012 to 2016. During this period, she also portrayed Cressida in the final two films of The Hunger Games franchise, which were released in 2014 and 2015. Her other screen credits include playing Irene Adler on Elementary and starring in the horror film The Forest.
Stage and other projects
Natalie Dormer made her stage debut in March 2010 as Mizi in Sweet Nothings at the Young Vic theatre in London. She later performed in After Miss Julie at the same theatre in 2012 and took the lead role in Venus in Fur at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in October 2017.
In addition to her stage work, she co-wrote the film In Darkness, which was released in July 2018. She also voiced characters in audio projects such as the radio play of Neverwhere and narrated an audiobook for Pottermore Publishing.
Birthday and age
Natalie Dormer was born on February 11, 1982, which makes Natalie 44 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Natalie shares the date with 67 other famous people.
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