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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1981-04-23 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Gemma Whelan

Biography:

Gemma Elizabeth Whelan (born 23 April 1981) is an English actress and comedian known for portraying Yara Greyjoy in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones. She also plays Kate in all seasons of the comedy Upstart Crow, Detective Eunice Noon on the first season of The End of the F***ing World on Channel 4, and Geraldine on the third season of Killing Eve.

Known For

Acting

2024

Cristóbal Balenciaga as Prudence Glynn

2022

DI Ray as DCI Kerry Henderson

2021

Game Over as Mother
The Tower as DS Sarah Collins
The Cleaner as Lara

2020

Emma. as Miss Taylor / Mrs. Weston
White House Farm as Ann Eaton

2019

Frayed as Hannah
Gentleman Jack as Marian Lister

2018

The Blue Door as Clare
Killing Eve as Geraldine

2017

Prevenge as Len
Sump as Kate
The Moorside as Karen Matthews
Queers. as Bobby
Decline and Fall as Diane Fagan

2016

Upstart Crow as Kate
The Crown as Patricia Campbell

2015

Hetty Feather as Ida Battersea
Star vs. the Forces of Evil as Solaria Butterfly (voice)

2014

Inside No. 9 as Columbina, a Maid
Almost Royal as Narrator
Mapp and Lucia as Irene Coles

2013

Sweat the Small Stuff as Self - Panelist

2011

Game of Thrones as Yara Greyjoy

2010

Gulliver's Travels as Lilliputian Rose
The Wolfman as Gwen's Maid

2009

2007

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Writing

2009