Natalie Dormer

Biography

Natalie Dormer (born 11 February 1982) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Anne Boleyn in the Showtime series The Tudors and as Margaery Tyrell in the HBO series Game of Thrones. Dormer was born in Reading, Berkshire and attended Chiltern Edge Secondary School before moving to Reading Blue Coat School, an independent boys' school that admits girls in the sixth form. She grew up with her stepfather, mother, sister Samantha, and brother Mark. She has said that she was the victim of bullying while at school. At school, Dormer was head girl, a straight-A student, vice-captain of the school netball team and she also got to travel the world with her school's public speaking team. During her school years, Dormer trained in dance at the Allenova School of Dancing. She describes herself as the "academic hopeful" of the family and was offered a place to study history at Cambridge; but, in her A-level History exam, she did not achieve the A grade she needed to attend. Dormer decided she would audition for drama schools and decided to train at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Most Known For

Game of Thrones

as Margaery Tyrell

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Elementary

as Irene Adler

Elementary

as Jamie Moriarty

Elementary

as Jamie Moriarty (voice)

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Moira Nicholson

The Tudors

as Anne Boleyn

Inside No. 9

as Lillian

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

as Cressida

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

as Onica (voice)

Captain America: The First Avenger

as Pvt. Lorraine

MTV Europe Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

Rush

as Nurse Gemma

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

as Cressida

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

as Magda

Rebus

as Phillippa Balfour

Silk

as Niamh Cranitch