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| Olenna Tyrell | |
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| A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character | |
 Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell | |
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| Created by | George R. R. Martin |
| Adapted by | David Benioff D.B. Weiss Vanessa Taylor |
| Portrayed by | Diana Rigg |
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| Nickname | The Queen of Thorns |
| Gender | Female |
| Title | Dowager Lady of Highgarden |
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| Spouse | Luthor Tyrell |
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Olenna Tyrell (née Redwyne) is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of high fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation, Game of Thrones.
Olenna is first mentioned in A Game of Thrones (1996) and appears in A Storm of Swords (2000) and A Feast for Crows (2005). She is the matriarch of the powerful House Tyrell, the largest and second wealthiest of the eight Great Houses of Westeros. Olenna is characterized by her cunning, ambition and sharp wit (the latter of which being the foundation for her title, the Queen of Thorns, with the Tyrell sigil of a rose). Although her family is allied with the Lannisters in King's Landing, she often finds her machinations at odds with theirs, especially those of Tywin Lannister. She, along with Petyr Baelish, is responsible for the death of King Joffrey Baratheon during his wedding to her granddaughter and protégé, Margaery.
In the HBO television adaptation, Olenna was portrayed by veteran English actress Diana Rigg, who received significant critical praise for her portrayal.[1][2] Rigg received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her performances in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2018.
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