Biography

Bella Ramsey made their professional acting debut as fierce young noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in Season 6 of HBO's Game of Thrones, a role that quickly became a fan favorite and saw Bella return for the next 2 seasons. Bella will be returning to HBO as the leading role of 'Ellie Williams' in their new flagship show The Last of Us opposite Pedro Pascal. Bella is also known for playing the titular character Mildred Hubble in the newest adaptation of 'The Worst Witch' for which they won the Young Performer BAFTA in 2019. Bella lends their voice to 'Hilda,' an award winning animation series for Netflix. Bella was recently on screens in the second season of BBC/HBO's adaptation of His Dark Materials.

On the big screen, Bella was recently seen as the titular role in Lena Dunham's feature film Catherine, Called Birdy. In 2020, Bella had a leading role alongside Jesse Eisenberg in the Marcel Marceau biopic "Resistance." In 2019, Bella starred opposite Renée Zellweger, playing her daughter Lorna Luft, in the biopic film 'Judy.' Other film work includes Two For Joy opposite Samantha Morton and Billie Piper, and Holmes and Watson with Will Ferrell. Bella's short films include Zero, On The Beaches, Three Minutes of Silence and Requiem.

Bella is an ambassador for Greenpeace and Young Minds, and a patron for Bamboozle Theatre Company.
- IMDb mini biography by: Conway van Gelder Grant

Their Game of Thrones (2011) character Lyanna Mormont was originally written to appear in just one scene. However, the producers liked their performance so much that they decided to keep the character in the show.

Bella plays the guitar and sings.

Bella Ramsey was diagnosed with autism while filming the first season of "The Last of Us." They described the diagnosis as "freeing," allowing them to navigate the world with more self-acceptance and understanding of their experiences.

Bella started acting as a hobby at the age of four, through the Loughborough branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, which they attended for seven years. They then went to the Television Workshop and began auditioning for professional roles.

Bella has been vegan for a number of years and is an outspoken advocate for veganism.

[identifying as non-binary] I guess my gender has always been very fluid. Someone would call me 'she' or 'her' and I wouldn't think about it, but I knew that if someone called me 'he' it was a bit exciting. I'm very much just a person. Being gendered isn't something that I particularly like. But in terms of pronouns, I really couldn't care less.

My whole family is very musical and creative - my parents met through music, But we were so far removed from the film and TV industry. We didn't know anyone in it.