Williams will also be back in the role of “Ashildr” in the following week’s episode, The Woman Who Lived, written by Steven Moffat.
Advertisement
As Arya Stark on “Game of Thrones”, her performance continued to amaze viewers each season. “It’s therefore inspirational to obtain this amnesiac attribute connected because of it very, that’s precisely what has kept me going really, not merely beards and dragons”.
‘It’s not common to come across females who aren’t just “the girlfriend”‘ she told the magazine.
“You can’t pick and choose everything, but I hope to never have to play a character that is only there to benefit a male lead”.
Williams stars in this Saturday’s episode of the sci-fi series titled “The Girl Who Died”, as the Doctor find himself in a Viking village where all the warriors have just been slaughtered. Then there’s a description of the girlfriend: “Sarah: hot, blonde”. Hot-looking but in a cute way.
SHE has acted in two of the most famous TV shows in the world but Maisie Williams is determined to raise her profile even further.
In an interview with The Radio Times, Williams talked about her growing encounters with the sexism of Hollywood and the film/TV industry – something plenty of other female stars are starting to speak up against.
Anne voiced a robot version of herself, the hillarious Anne Droid, in the episode “Bad Wolf”.
“I’d got through [reading] the second episode and absolutely loved it!”
“I’m still trying to be a good role model, because whether I like it or not I do influence a lot of people”, Williams said.
“There is another big mystery to solve in the form of Maisie Williams, who plays a Viking that the Doctor seems to recognize”.
Another British comedian who underwent quite the makeover for his “Who” role.
The Bristol-born actress was approached to play a character called Ashildr, a name derived from Old Norse which means “battle god”. And you thought “The Shining” was weird…
“There’s only one problem – the Doctor and Clara, who are having none of this and smell a rat”.
Advertisement
Are you a fan of Doctor Who? However, her appearance as the villainous Ms Delphox was so well-received by Whovians that they can look forward to her reprising the role in the latest series. She will be seen in “The Girl Who Died” followed by “The Woman Who Lived”.
