who plays the wildling girl in game of thrones
Rose Leslie In 2012, she was cast in the popular HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.[25] For her role as wildling Ygritte in seasons two, three and four, Leslie was met with major acclaim. The A.V. Club's Rowan Kaiser stated: "As Ygritte, [Rose] is both dangerous and flirtatious, and it's fun to watch."[26] Den of Geek's David Crow exclaimed, "A complicated character [...] Rose Leslie devours the screen."[27] In 2013, Vox.com's Todd VanDerWerff (under The A.V. Club) review for "The Climb" episode, "(In the books) Ygritte is a means to an end... (but) on screen, as embodied by Rose Leslie, she becomes something more,"[28] whilst The Atlantic's Christopher Orr summed her portrayal in 2014's episode "The Watchers of the Wall" by concluding: "Rose Leslie has been one of a handful of performers on the show whoâ€™ve really elevated their characters above what they were in the books."[29]