Who is Nathalie Emmanuel?

Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel (born 2 March 1989) is a British actress and model. Emmanuel began her acting career appearing in theatre in the late 1990s, acquiring roles in various West End productions such as the musical "The Lion King". In 2006, she began her on-screen career by starring as Sasha Valentine in soap opera "Hollyoaks", after which she appeared in various British television series until her debut film appearance in "Twenty8k". Emmanuel gained international recognition for her role as Missandei in the HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones" (2013–2019), and continued her career with supporting roles in "Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials" (2015) and its sequel "Maze Runner: The Death Cure" (2018), and in the "Fast & Furious" films "Furious 7" (2015), "The Fate of the Furious" (2017), and "F9" (2021).

Emmanuel was born on 2 March 1989 in Southend-on-Sea, a seaside resort town in Essex, England. Emmanuel is the second child of a half Dominican and half English mother, and a father of half-Saint Lucian and half English ancestry. Emmanuel recalled that her mother first took notice of her passion and desire to become an actress during Emmanuel's attendance at the independent St Hilda's School (now closed) and later the Westcliff High School for Girls grammar school.