Natalie Dormer - biography, personal life and films with the actress

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British actress Natalie Dormer was born on February 11, 1982 in Reading, Berkshire, in the south of England. At the age of six, the girl entered the secondary school "Reading Blue Coat School", where throughout her studies she delighted teachers with perseverance and exemplary behavior. In addition to the school, the artistic Natalie attended the Allenova School of Dancing dance studio. Then the future actress entered the Douglas Webber Academy of Dramatic Art, where the famous actress Minnie Driver and the popular British theater and film actor Hugh Bonneville studied before her.

Film debut

Natalie Dormer's debut in a big movie took place in the spring of 2005. She played Victoria in the film "Casanova" directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Heath Ledger. In the process of filming, the director was amazed by the talented performance of the young actress in comic episodes, and immediately expanded the plot content of Natalie's character, adding buffoonery and lightness to Victoria. It turned out to be a magnificent burlesque, and since then Dormer periodicallyused her comedic skills in various films.

The further career of the actress consisted mainly of small roles in TV shows. The Disney Touchstone film company offered her a contract to participate in three film projects, but subsequently these three films did not go into production due to financial disagreements. Films with Natalie Dormer began to appear on the screens after she entered the list of the most sought-after actresses in British cinema.

Star role

In the television series "The Tudors" Natalie made a splash. She played the role of Anne Boleyn - the wife of the ambitious and cruel Henry the Eighth - King of England. The actress created the image of Anna with amazing authenticity. Her death on the scaffold at the behest of the king, who accused his wife of treason, which was not, made all of England weep. The image of Anne Boleyn became truly stellar for Natalie. The actress received a double nomination at the Gemini Awards, as well as many accolades from film critics.

Variety of roles

After the triumph of Natalie Dormer in the role of Anne Boleyn in the work of the actress came a period of calm, she starred in small projects on television, played Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in the film "We. Believe in Love." In 2011, she starred in the television series Silk about the British Crown Bar. Then Natalie got the role of Margaery Tyrell in the large-scale television series "Game of Thrones".

In 2013Ridley Scott's thriller film The Counselor was released. The composition of the actors participating in the production was truly stellar: Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz, Brad Pitt. Natalie Dormer, whose filmography already included quite a few pictures with character roles, also took part in the thriller, but her role was episodic, the character did not even have a name. It was an abstract image of a blonde. Such is the fate of many movie stars, when success and recognition alternate with a decline in popularity.

Joan Watson

But nevertheless, the actress Natalie Dormer, whose photos have long become an integral part of glossy magazines, has firmly occupied her niche - her role allows us to hope for a successful continuation of her career. And in 2013, the actress played one of the supporting roles in the television series about the detective Sherlock Holmes. Director Seth Mann swung at the classics of the unsurpassed Conan Doyle. He made the film "Elementary" based on the immortal cycle of stories about the great detective. The picture turned out to be more than dubious: Sherlock Holmes was presented in the form of a chronic drug addict who was forced to be treated in an American clinic. Dr. Watson was no longer in the film, the director replaced him with a female character - Joan Watson with one movement of his hand. Slightly healed, Sherlock Holmes is discharged from the clinic and takes up the duties of a consultant to the New York Police Department in Brooklyn. The image of Jamie Moriarty - the daughter of crime professor Moriarty - was played by actress Dormer impeccably.

Creativity Natalie Dormer today

In the same 2013, Natalie Dormer received another minor role. Her character was Gemma, a friend of one of the participants in the Formula 1 race of the 1976 season. And then the actress took part in the filming of the film "Mockingjay. The Hunger Games, Part 1" directed by Francis Lawrence, playing Cressida - the leader of the film crew of the rebels. The film was conceived as a sequel to Catching Fire, based on the novel by Suzanne Collins. The premiere is scheduled for November 21, 2014. The next film, Mockingjay: The Hunger Games Part 2, will be filming in April 2015.

Private life

Natalie Dormer, whose personal life is not covered in any way on the pages of popular publications, has never been married at the age of 32. It doesn't seem like she wants to. From time to time, timid allusions to some kind of adultery of the actress appear in the press, but a refutation usually follows the next day. When the film "The Tudors" about the reign of King Henry VIII of England was released on television, reporters from newspapers and magazines rubbed their hands - according to many, the love of the king and his young wife was beyond the script.

However, despite the obvious love experiences taking place on the screen, the sensation did not work, and it was not possible to unite actress Natalie Dormer and actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers, giving them the status of lovers.

In addition to alleged hidden love affairs, the actress has enough other interests. Natalieis a member of the London Academy of Fencing, even sometimes takes part in prestigious competitions in the class of rapier and saber. Dormer's athletic performance is impressive: she can run 10 kilometers in one breath.

Natalie has a well-trained voice - mezzo-soprano, she sings classical and operetta parts. True, he does this only for himself and for close friends. As needed, he performs small song inserts along the plot of the movie in which he takes part. Dormer admires the talent of Cate Blanchett, an Australian actress, who is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for her. And Natalie's favorite movie is "Queen Margot" with Isabelle Adjani.

The actress is a poker aficionado. She was the only member of the film industry to compete in the 2008 Women's International Poker Tournament. Then Natalie Dormer took an honorable second place.