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Gwendoline Christie

Gwendoline Christie is an English model and actress. She is known for portraying the warrior Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones and Lexi in the science fantasy series Wizards vs Aliens. In film, Christie started with minor roles in the Terry Gilliam films The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and The Zero Theorem, and will appear as Commander Lyme in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 and in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Early life
Christie was born in Worthing, West Sussex, and grew up in a hamlet near the South Downs. She trained as a semi-professional gymnast as a child, but after a spine injury forced her to abandon that career, she took up acting. Christie graduated from Drama Centre London in 2005.
Career
Christie's mentor since drama school has been actor and author Simon Callow. Her theatrical career includes
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