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Sophie Belinda Turner, born February 21st, 1996, is an English actress who burst onto the scene as Sansa Stark in HBO's epic fantasy series, Game of Thrones. Her portrayal earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2019.
But her talent didn't stop there. She graced the screen in the 2013 British drama, The Thirteenth Tale, and made her feature film debut in the psychological thriller, Another Me. We also saw her in the action-comedy Barely Lethal, and she brought Jean Grey, also known as Phoenix, to life in the X-Men film series from 2016 to 2019.
Born in Northampton, England, Sophie's early life was filled with the charm of a large Edwardian house, complete with pigsties and barns, where she'd "muck around in the mud." She was acting from the tender age of three, a member of the Playbox Theatre Company. Her academic journey saw her attend Warwick Prep and The King's High School for Girls, where she achieved impressive grades, including a B in Drama.
Her Game of Thrones journey began in August 2009, at just 14 years old. Encouraged by her drama teacher, she auditioned for the role of Sansa Stark, a young noblewoman. She famously dyed her blonde hair auburn for the part, though later seasons saw her embrace wigs. Her performance alongside on-screen sister Maisie Williams earned her a Young Artist Award nomination in 2012. Turner was a constant presence, appearing in all eight seasons.
However, the intense spotlight wasn't without its challenges. While playing Sansa, Turner spoke about being told to lose weight and the mental health struggles she experienced during her teenage years on screen, including an eating disorder.
Her film career took off in 2013 with the lead in the independent thriller, Another Me. That same year, she starred as Adeline March in The Thirteenth Tale and joined the cast of the comedy Barely Lethal, released in 2015.
Turner's voice also captivated audiences as she narrated audiobooks for Lev Grossman's 'The Girl in the Mirror' and Cassandra Clare's City of Heavenly Fire. In 2014, she became the face of Karen Millen's "The Journey" campaign. She then stepped into the powerful role of Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse in 2016, and later reprised the character in Dark Phoenix, released in 2019.
Her advocacy extended beyond the screen when, in March 2017, she became a patron of Women for Women, supporting female war survivors. She also collaborated with Wella Hair, becoming their first international brand ambassador.
Turner's career continued to flourish with roles in films like Girl Who Fell From the Sky and the independent drama Heavy. She's also lent her presence to print work for Louis Vuitton and was cast in the thriller television show Survive in 2019.
In 2022, she made a memorable appearance in the teen black comedy Do Revenge, delivering an "over-the-top" performance that went viral, inspired by cinematic outbursts from actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson. In 2024, she took on the lead role of diamond thief Joan Hannington in the ITV serial drama Joan. Beyond acting, Turner is on the cultural advisory board of Colossal Biosciences, a role she describes as "bringing a bit of fantasy to life."
Looking ahead, Sophie Turner is set to speak at South by Southwest London in June 2025, and in September 2025, Amazon Prime Video announced she will portray Lara Croft in their live-action Tomb Raider series, with filming set to begin in early 2026.
On a personal note, Sophie Turner began dating singer Joe Jonas in 2016. They became engaged in October 2017 and married in Las Vegas on May 1st, 2019, with a second ceremony in Paris later that year. They are the proud parents of two daughters, born in July 2020 and July 2022. Jonas even penned the song "Hesitate" as a love letter to her for the Jonas Brothers' reunion album.
In September 2023, Jonas filed for divorce, which was confirmed as a mutual decision. Later that month, Turner sued to bring their daughters back to the UK, though the lawsuit was dismissed. The couple reached a temporary custody agreement in October 2023, and their divorce was finalized in September 2024.
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Sophie Belinda Turner (born 21 February 1996) is an English actress. She made her acting debut as Sansa Stark in the HBO epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2019.
Turner appeared in the 2013 British drama television film The Thirteenth Tale and made her feature film debut in the psychological thriller Another Me (2013). She appeared in the action comedy Barely Lethal (2015) and portrayed a young Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series (2016–2019).
== Early life ==
Turner was born in Northampton, England, on 21 February 1996, the daughter of Sally, a nursery school teacher, and Andrew, managing director of an international pallet distribution company. She moved to Chesterton, Warwickshire, when she was two years old. She attended Warwick Prep School until she was 11, and later attended the independent The King's High School for Girls. Turner has been acting since she was three years old and is a member of the Playbox Theatre Company. She has two older brothers. Her twin died in utero.
She grew up in a large Edwardian house, near Leamington Spa, saying, "My childhood was pretty fun. We had pigsties, barns, and a paddock, and used to muck around in the mud." Turner had a tutor on the set of Game of Thrones until age 16. She achieved five GCSE A-grades and four Bs, including a B in Drama.
== Career ==
Turner was cast as Sansa Stark, a young noblewoman, in the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones in August 2009. Filming began in July 2010, when Turner was 14 years old. Sansa was Turner's first television role. Turner's drama teacher encouraged her to audition for the part, and she dyed her blonde hair auburn for the role, although in season 7 she began wearing wigs. In 2012, she was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress for her performance as Sansa, alongside her on-screen sister, Maisie Williams. Turner appeared in all eight broadcast seasons.
While playing Sansa Stark, Turner was told to lose weight, and she said she suffered from mental health problems while spending her teenage years on screen. She also had an eating disorder.
In 2013, Turner had her first movie role as the lead character in the independent thriller film Another Me, based on the novel of the same name by Catherine MacPhail. She starred as Adeline March in the 2013 television film The Thirteenth Tale. In 2013, she was cast in the comedy film Barely Lethal, alongside Hailee Steinfeld, which was released on 29 May 2015 in a limited release and through video on demand.
Turner also narrated the audiobook version of the Lev Grossman short story ‘The Girl in the Mirror’, which was included in the short fiction anthology Dangerous Women and was edited by George R. R. Martin. In 2014, she narrated the audiobook City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare. The same year, she was the face of Karen Millen's "The Journey" campaign. Turner played mutant Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse, which was released in May 2016 to mixed critical success. During the summer 2016, she hosted the web video Powershift in partnership with the Huffington Post.
In March 2017, she announced she had become a patron of Women for Women, an organisation that supports female war survivors. In August 2017, Turner said she believed her social media following was responsible for her successful casting in an unnamed project rather than her abilities as an actress, saying, "[I]t was between me and another girl who is a far better actress than I am, far better, but I had the followers, so I got the job." In June 2017, she began a collaboration with Wella Hair, becoming its first international brand ambassador.
In November 2017, Turner was cast to play Juliane Koepcke in the film Girl Who Fell From the Sky, which she also produced. In March and April 2018, she filmed the independent film Heavy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Turner reprised her role as Jean Grey in the X-Men film Dark Phoenix, which takes place in 1992 and follows the events of Apocalypse. The film was released in June 2019.
She has been featured in print work for the luxury designer brand Louis Vuitton. In September 2019, Turner was cast in the thriller television show Survive.
In 2022, Turner appeared in a minor role as Erica in the teen black comedy Do Revenge. Turner figures in a pivotal scene where her character is accused of drug possession and has an "over-the-top" reaction. The scene went viral due to Turner's delivery of the line, which she admitted was intentionally played to emulate cinema outbursts from actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson.
In 2024, Turner starred in the ITV serial drama Joan in the lead role of diamond thief Joan Hannington. Outside of acting, Turner is on the cultural advisory board of Colossal Biosciences and has said that working with the company "feels like bringing a bit of fantasy to life".
In June 2025, Turner was a speaker at South by Southwest London. In September 2025, Amazon Prime Video announced that Turner would play Lara Croft in their live-action Tomb Raider series, set to begin filming in early 2026.
== Personal life ==
Turner began dating American singer Joe Jonas in 2016. They became engaged in October 2017 and were married on 1 May 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Turner taking Jonas' surname. The couple lived for a time in New York City and Miami Beach. They held a second wedding ceremony in Paris on 29 June 2019. The couple have two daughters, born in July 2020 and July 2022.
Turner was the inspiration behind the song "Hesitate", written as a love letter to her by Jonas, for the Jonas Brothers reunion album, Happiness Begins.
In early September 2023, Jonas filed for divorce from Turner in Miami, Florida. This was then confirmed by both Turner and Jonas via Instagram to be a mutual decision. Later that month, she sued her estranged husband to allow their daughters, who were born in the United States, to return to the UK. The lawsuit was dismissed shortly after. Jonas and Turner reached a temporary custody agreement in October 2023. The divorce was finalised in September 2024.
== Filmography ==
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=== Music videos ===
== Awards and nominations ==
== References ==
== External links ==
Sophie Turner at IMDb
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