Menu

Nathalie Emmanuel Height, Age, Family, Biography

Quick Info→
Age: 35 Years
Hometown: Essex, England
Height: 5' 7"

Nathalie Emmanuel

Bio/Wiki
Full NameNathalie Joanne Emmanuel
Profession(s)• Actress
• Model
• Theatre Artist
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourDark Brown
Career
DebutFilm: Twenty8k (2012) as Carla
Twenty8k (2012)
TV: Hollyoaks (2006) as Sasha Valentine on E4 and Channel 4
Hollyoaks (2006)
Awards & Achievements• FHM magazine ranked her 99th in their 100 Sexiest Women of 2013 and 75th in their 2015 list
• Screen Nation award for Best Female Performance in the film Furious 7 (2015)
Personal Life
Date of Birth2 March 1989 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)35 Years
BirthplaceSouthend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Zodiac signPisces
AutographNathalie Emmanuel's autograph
NationalityBritish
HometownSouthend-on-Sea, Essex, England
School(s)• St. Hilda's School, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
• Westcliff High School for Girls, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Religion/Religious ViewsShe does not follow any religion.

According to her,

"I also do not practice a religion where the people that do, regularly suffer hatred for doing so. I have the freedom to practice no religion. See it's not that hard."
Food HabitVegan
HobbiesCalligraphy, Dancing
Social MediaInstagram
Facebook
Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsAlex Lanipekun (British actor, since 2018)
Nathalie Emmanuel with Alex Lanipekun
Family
ParentsMother- Debbie Emmanuel
Nathalie Emmanuel with her mother
SiblingsSister- Louise Emmanuel
Nathalie Emmanuel with her sister

Nathalie Emmanuel

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nathalie Emmanuel

  • Her mother belongs to the Dominican Republic, and her father is a Saint Lucian and English.
  • Her mother noticed her interest in acting while she was attending Saint Hilda’s School.
  • Once, in an interview with a media house, Nathalie Emmanuel mentioned that at the age of 3, she used to cause drama, so her mother decided to put her in acting, singing, and dancing classes.

    A childhood picture of Nathalie Emmanuel

    A childhood picture of Nathalie Emmanuel

  • When she was ten years old, she played Young Nala in The Lion King in the West End musical theatre.
  • In 2012, she hosted Websex: What’s the Harm?, a BBC Three show investigating the sexual habits of young people in the UK.

    Nathalie Emmanuel while hosting the show Websex What's the Harm

    Nathalie Emmanuel while hosting the show Websex What’s the Harm

  • She then appeared in the film Twenty8k.
  • In 2013, Nathalie Emmanuel was cast as Missandei, the interpreter for Daenerys Targaryen, in the film Game of Thrones.
  • In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, she once shared that she got the news about getting the role while working as a shop assistant.
  • In 2015, Nathalie Emmanuel became a regular cast member on Game of Thrones. Missandei was the only major white woman in the show, and her death scene, where she was in chains, upset fans, as they felt it showed slavery and was an example of “fridging.”
  • In 2015, she played a hacker named Ramsey in the film Furious 7 and Harriet in the American film Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.

    Nathalie Emmanuel in a still from the television serial Maze Runner The Scorch Trials

    Nathalie Emmanuel in a still from the television serial Maze Runner The Scorch Trials

  • In 2017, she said that playing Missandei taught her “the art of subtlety” and that working with greenscreens as Ramsey improved her imagination in acting.
  • Nathalie Emmanuel played Harriet again in the film Maze Runner: The Death Cure in 2018.
  • She repeated her role as Ramsey in the film The Fate of the Furious in 2017 and again in F9, which was delayed from May 2020 to June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • In 2019, Nathalie Emmanuel played the role of Maya, a political speechwriter, in the romantic comedy series ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral for Hulu.’

    Nathalie Emmanuel in a still from the television series Four Weddings and a Funeral for Hulu

    Nathalie Emmanuel in a still from the television series Four Weddings and a Funeral for Hulu

  • She voiced Deet in Netflix’s web series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.
  • In July 2020, Nathalie Emmanuel co-starred with Kevin Hart and John Travolta in the Quibi action-comedy series Die Hart.
  • In May 2022, she joined the cast of Francis Ford Coppola’s film Megalopolis.
  • In 2022, Nathalie Emmanuel starred with actor Thomas Doherty in the supernatural horror film The Invitation.

    Nathalie Emmanuel in a still from the supernatural horror film The Invitation

    Nathalie Emmanuel in a still from the supernatural horror film The Invitation

  • In 2015, she was featured in the April issues of InStyle and GQ magazines.
  • Nathalie Emmanuel follows a plant-based diet for health reasons and, in 2017, told Glamour magazine that she did not trust the food industry and felt uncomfortable with what was added to food.
  • She is an animal lover and has a pet dog. She often shares pictures of her pet on social media.

    Nathalie Emmanuel with her pet dog

    Nathalie Emmanuel with her pet dog

  • Nathalie Emmanuel likes travelling to distant places in her free time.

    Nathalie Emmanuel posing during a trip

    Nathalie Emmanuel posing during a trip