Gwendoline Christie was born in Worthing, West Sussex, England and trained in dance and gymnastics as a child. She graduated from Drama Centre London with a First Class BA . Gwendoline is the face of the Vivienne Westwood A/W 2015 campaign.
Several inches taller than towering leading ladies like Uma Thurman and Sigourney Weaver , she is one of a small handful of professional actresses with a successful film & TV career who stands over 6 feet tall. Another is fellow Brit Janet McTeer , who is 61".
A lifelong fan of Madonna , while filming S2 of "Top of the Lake" in Australia, Gwendoline received an invitation text from Madonnas manager Guy Oseary to attend the final leg of her 2016 "Rebel Heart Tour" in Sydney. Not only did she attend, but she was invited onstage to perform alongside her idol.
Weirdest fan encounter occurred in a restaurant when she visited the ladies room. No sooner was she seated on the throne when a womans hand reached in under the cubicle door with a phone and a vocal request for a selfie.
Part of the reason why I love acting is that you do hope that somehow,your work will connect to people and somehow expand their consciousness,somewhat, and being able to challenge notions of prejudice through work,- through my work - is really thrilling.
I was a semi-professional gymnast as a child. I did rhythmic gymnastics,but I sustained an injury and strained all the muscles in my spine. .
