Other than Game of Thrones, Gemma was also seen on Netflix’s The End of the F***ing World, The Crown and Killing Eve.

Maybe not the murdering side of things, but they were independent and capable of running the show,” she had said. TYRION: On a night like this, you came into the world. Obviously, it was a fantasy, but the women were painted very realistically nonetheless. MISSANDEI, and VARYS are standing in the Chamber of the Painted Table, staring out at the storm. “Game of Thrones really did change things in terms of how women are written and represented. Gemma talked about being a part of Game of Thrones in an interview to Radio Times. Things became even stricter after a few episodes were leaked during the last few seasons.Īlso read: What Jerome Flynn said about not sharing any Game of Thrones scenes with ex-girlfriend Lena Headey The producers were always very cautious about not letting important plot points leak into the media or online. Of course, the drastic step was never taken and Gemma played Yara all the way until the final season in 2019. We almost can’t employ you because of this’,” she said. One of the lovely, lovely producers on Thrones called me into his office and said, ‘This is very serious. I just thought it was normal to pop it in my Spotlight entry, so I wrote on my CV, ‘This summer, Gemma will be playing Yara Greyjoy in Game of Thrones.’ And the internet went nuts. “The first lesson I learnt was when I first got the job. So she made the update, posted it online where the fans found it and all hell broke lose.

All excited after signing on, Gemma thought that a part on Game of Thrones would look wonderful on her CV. In an interview with The Times, Gemma talked about the big goof-up she made that almost ended up costing her the job. HBO’s mission to keep all official photos and footage of Game of Thrones Season 8 a secret continues, with a new teaser set entirely on Dragonstone’s Painted Table map. But did you know that she was almost removed from the show immediately after she was hired in 2012? Actor Gemma Whelan, who played the ferocious Yara Greyjoy on Game of Thrones, was a hit with the show’s fans.

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