'Game of Thrones' casts 'Matilda' Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon
Published Jun 1 2012, 16:26 BST | By Morgan Jeffery
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The 12-year-old will play Shireen, daughter of Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), according to various Twitter posts.
Ingram wrote on her own personal account: "Can't wait to start on Game of Thrones."
Her casting and role were later confirmed by the Berkshire Arts Academy, who tweeted: "Well done [Kerry] for getting the role of 'Stannis Baretheon' daughter 'Shireen' in 'Game Of Thrones S3'."
A list of new characters debuting in the third season of Game of Thrones was recently unveiled, confirming the presence of both Shireen Baratheon and the character's mother Lady Selyse Florent.
Ingram recently won an Olivier Award for her role in the musical Matilda. She will next be seen in the film adaptation of classic musical Les Misérables.
The third season of Game of Thrones will air on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic in the UK in early 2013.
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June 2nd 2012 at 6:07pm
I almost thought, not "I almost"
June 2nd 2012 at 6:11pm
Oh, thank god! For a minute, I thought it'd been Danny DeVito!
June 2nd 2012 at 9:11am
Who else was hoping for Mara Wilson?
June 2nd 2012 at 12:13am(+12 likes)
Needs more scars! ;)
June 1st 2012 at 9:34pm