Bella Ramsey Interview: Becoming Elizabeth
Bella Ramsey has only been in the industry for a few short years, but she's already appeared in a number of high-profile fantasy series such as Game of Thrones and His Dark Materials. Now, though, she has cast her eye on historical fiction and taken the tragic yet fascinating role of Jane Grey in STARZ's Becoming Elizabeth.
Becoming Elizabeth, which has two episodes left in its impressive first season, is a deep dive into Queen Elizabeth I's adolescence and the formative events that made her into the infamous Virgin Queen. Beginning with her father's death and brother Edward's turbulent rule at too young an age, the series has since taken viewers through the princess' alleged affair with Thomas Seymour and the grooming she suffered at his hands. All the while, it has planted the seeds of discord between not only herself and her sister Mary, who would succeed to the throne before her, but also Jane Grey, who was thought by some to have a better claim to it.
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Screen Rant spoke to Ramsey about the research that went into a period piece such as Becoming Elizabeth, Jane Grey's complicated feelings about the boys at court, and her excitement for the upcoming adaptation of The Last of Us.
Screen Rant: Jane is such a fascinating character. What was your preparation for stepping into that role? I know that creator Anya Reiss said that she had actually read through letters to make sure she had a feel for the dialogue. Did you do anything similar?
Bella Ramsey: The scripts were, like you said, so well-researched and so brilliant. There was almost no need to really find out any more, because it was there in script.
But I think we all did, just out
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