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Bella Ramsey is finally smiling. Winding her way through Game of Thrones, His Dark Materials, Becoming Elizabeth, and HBO’s upcoming adaptation of The Last of Us, Ramsey has taken a quick detour on her young acting journey for something more chipper. For once, Ramsey tells me, her face hurt from giggling all day as she filmed Catherine Called Birdy.
Working with the ever-controversial Lena Dunham (Ramsey, for her part, has nothing but praise for the Girls creator), the young actress got to flaunt her comedic chops as sweet little Birdy in the period film. Birdy, living in 13th century England, refuses to marry. Her father, Lord Rollo (Fleabag’s Andrew Scott), loses his wits. The pair bicker, banter, and tease one another—it’s hilarious.
When she was younger, Ramsey took comedy classes with her sister at a local theater group. Since then, she hasn’t had many opportunities to flex that funny bone—and with a comedic player like Andrew Scott by her side, she couldn’t resist.