Natalie Dormer is a British actress who became famous in Hollywood. In 2007, she became wildly popular for starring in The Tudors. He then moved into Hollywood to shoot Captain America, Game of Thrones and The Hunger Games: Mocking Birds. The roles played by Natalie Dormer are quite diverse, so it can be controversial at times, but she is dedicated to her choices, both on stage and in film, and this persistence has also won her various awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Natalie Dormer's childhood and early life
Natalie Dormer was born in Berkshire, England, to Claire Richards, a housewife and her father, Gary Dormer, a retired computer programmer. During her childhood, she was interested in many activities such as dancing, fencing and public speaking, and she described herself as the most likely person in her family to succeed.
Natalie Dormer was a good student from an early age and became the vice captain of the school's basketball team and a member of the speech team. But after failing her exams and failing to enter Cambridge, she turned her attention to drama, and she tried to go to all the drama schools in London, but failed. She said: "I didn't get accepted to the university and that was the saddest moment of my life. "Natalie Dormer didn't give in, instead worked two part-time jobs a day and never stopped auditioning.
Eventually Natalie Dormer enrolled at the Webb Douglas School of Dramatic Art in London, where she spent three years studying acting and martial arts. Interestingly, the latter sport is no stranger to Natalie Dormer, simply because she has practiced fencing for many years and she is now a member of the London Fencing Academy.
A stunning moment for Natalie Dormer
In 2005, Natalie Dormer made her debut in the costume comedy "Casanova", because her performance in the audition impressed the director so much that he decided to let her play the female number two. After watching the premiere of "Casanova", the manager of a certain film company immediately contacted Natalie Dormer and offered her a contract for three films, but in the end these projects were not implemented. At the same time, the series filmed by Natalie Dormer also failed one after another. In those days, she had to find a temporary job to pay the rent.
Natalie Dormer thought it was a life lesson, so she did her best to get back to acting. The first step in her career was in 2007, when she was selected to star in Anne Boleyn in The Tudors, a series that earned her many critical acclaim and some controversial opinions. At the end of the second season, her character died. Major local media pointed out that the departure of Anne Boleyn left a huge gap in "The Tudors".
In 2008, she took the second step in her career, starring in "Miss Marple Detective Season 4" and "Flawless". Then in 2010, she made her stage debut in Young Vic's theater play Sweet Nothings, much to the delight of critics and improved her professional profile. During the same period she appeared in Madonna's film "Falling in Love" as the Duchess of York, followed by her first Hollywood film, Captain America.
Game of Thrones, she was born for Margaery Tyrell
In 2012, Natalie Dormer was invited to star as Margaery Tyrell in Game of Thrones. From 2012 to 2016, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress and four Union Awards for Best Performance in a Drama Series, and in 2015 she was awarded an Imperial Hero Award by British film magazine Empire. The audience also remembered this strong, individual girl. After the Game of Thrones series, Natalie Dormer won popularity and a new contract, and subsequently appeared in the film The Hunger Games 3.
Natalie Dormer's love life is not complicated
Natalie Dormer is not currently married. But she first began dating Anthony Byrne of The Tudors, who flew frequently from London to Dublin and ended up living in Twickenham, southwest of central London. In 2011, Anthony Byrne proposed to Natalie Dormer in Kerala, but the two broke up in the summer of 2018, and the reason for the breakup is still unknown.
Then in July 2019, Natalie Dormer dated actor David Oakes, an actor from the United Kingdom who has been in a relationship since 2018, and in January 2021 Natalie Dormer shared a photo of their daughter on social platforms. The two are currently living happily ever after her one-year-old child.
Natalie Dormer will star in the biopic "Audrey's Child"
On July 14, Natalie Dormer confirmed her contract to star in "Audrey's Child", a film directed by Amy Canan Mann and a biopic about 97-year-old oncologist Audrey Evans. Natalie Dormer, who will play the renowned oncologist, said about playing the role: "Dr Audrey Evans is an immortal and influential person who reveals how a woman is passionately committed to saving the lives of her children in her career and what unimaginable situations she can experience when facing a family. She did it with a great heart and humility, so I was honored to play her. ”
Although there is no further information about the cast of "Audrey's Child" and no expected release date, filming has officially begun in September.