Nathalie Emmanuel

 Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel(born 2 March 1989) is an English actress. Emmanuel started her career in acting with the theatre in the latter part of 1990 as she was offered roles in various West End productions such as the musical The Lion King. She was born in Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, on March 2, 1989. Her mother is Dominican. Her father is half-Saint Lucian as well as half English. She has a younger sibling. Emmanuel recalls her mother's initial awareness of her love of acting and her desire to become an actor when she was in school at St Hilda's School. This school was closed in 2014 and changed into Westcliff High School. In an interview with the New York Daily News, she revealed, "When my mom was three, she always caused drama, so she decided that maybe I could channel her energy properly. So I began learning to act, sing, and dancing classes." At 10 years old she was cast as Young Nala, West End's version of The Lion King. Then she was cast as Missandei in HBO's fantasy-based drama series Game of Thrones. She revealed to Jimmy Kimmel that she heard about her being chosen for the role while working as a shop attendant at a clothes store. Emmanuel was named an actor in 2015 after she was awarded the part. Missandei was the sole woman who was of color to be part of the cast. Her death scene when she was in chains was not well-liked with viewers. Emmanuel later said to The Guardian that the reaction to Missandei’s death was so powerful because she was the only one. I believe that many people who felt marginalized or excluded loved Missandei and believed that they were represented by her. It was difficult for people to let her gone, particularly when it was done in the way she was treated. It's the way they'll make the sole woman of color.