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Game of Thronesfeatured an impressive roster of impressive actors playing great characters that contributed to the elaborate mosaic of the narrative. Each gave incredible performances that made their complex characters relatable and interesting. Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, and Peter Dinklage led the show till its final eighth season.
Richard Madden, Pedro Pascal, Lena Headey, Sophie Turner, Sean Bean, etc have also featured in prominent roles throughout the show. Additionally, one actress, the granddaughter of legendary comedian Charlie Chaplin, played a pivotal role since the second season and met a tragic death in the infamous Red Wedding episode.
Charlie Chaplin’s Granddaughter Oona Chaplin Played Talisa Stark inGame of Thrones
Game of Thronesruled television screens for almost a decade from 2011 to 2019 before the streaming era. People were hooked to their TV screens and waited for new episodes to drop every weekend when the show’s various seasons aired. High-profile actors have joined the series and played characters that have become iconic and memorable.
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Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, andRichard Maddenbecame household names and their respective roles in the show became synonymous with them. Madden’s Robb Stark had a love interest in the show, a woman named Talisa, and they get married in season 2, despite his existing deal to marry Walder Frey’s daughter.
Audiences will be surprised to know that the actress who pays Talisa in the show is the late Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter Oona Chaplin. Fans onInstagramwere shocked with this info as foenix writes“What the… I never knew that wow”. While her grandad was a comic genius, her granddaughter impressed audiences with her dramatic and sympathetic portrayal of Talisa Stark.
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Another fan reminded how Talisa was brutally killed in the infamousRed Wedding episodealong with her husband, commenting that the“Red Wedding was horrible. Can’t even describe how I felt when I watched it first.”Sadly, the actress did not get to meet her legendary grandfather as he died in 1977 (The Independent) but is clearly aware of the iconic legacy he left behind.
Oona Chaplin Was Left Bawling After Her Character Gets Killed inGame of Thrones
Oona Chaplin’s Talisa Stark and other members of the Stark family including her husband Robb Stark and mother in law, Catelyn Stark, wereinfamously massacredin the episodeThe Rains of Castamerein season 3 ofGame of Thrones. The episode horrified audiences and left them devastated and it seems that the actors also felt the same sentiment while shooting the episode.
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In an interview withEntertainment Weekly, Chaplin revealed that she was crying while she lay dead shooting the traumatizing episode. The director of the episode had to calm her down and remind her that dead people don’t cry. The actress said,
I was actually crying while I was dead. The director had to come over: “Oona, you need to stop crying, dead people don’t cry. You’re dead, just be dead.”
The Red Wedding episode still remains one of the most memorable episodes of the show. It reminded audiences of the unpredictable nature of the series and its boldness, unafraid to kill off fan-favorite characters.Fans can watch Chaplin as Talisa inGame of Throneson Max.
Rahul Thokchom
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Rahul Thokchom is a senior content writer at Fandomwire who is passionate about covering the world of pop culture and entertainment. He has a Masters Degree in English that contributes to the richness and creativity in his works.
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