Sansa Stark

Sansa Stark
A Song of Ice and Fire character
Game of Thrones
character
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark in the HBO adaptation Game of Thrones
First appearance
First gameReigns: Game of Thrones (2018)
Last appearance
Created byGeorge R. R. Martin
Adapted byD.B. Weiss & David Benioff
(Game of Thrones)
Portrayed bySophie Turner
In-universe information
Aliases
  • Little Bird
  • Alayne Stone
  • Jonquil
  • Little Dove (television only)
GenderFemale
Title
  • De facto Lady of the Eyrie
  • Queen in the North (television only)
Family
SpousesTyrion Lannister
Ramsay Bolton (television only)
Significant othersJoffrey Baratheon (former betrothed)
Willas Tyrell (former betrothed)
Harrold Hardyng (betrothed)
Relatives
OriginWinterfell, The North

Sansa Stark, later Alayne Stone, is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin. Introduced in A Game of Thrones (1996), Sansa is the eldest daughter and second child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife, Lady Catelyn Stark. She subsequently appeared in the following three novels: A Clash of Kings (1998), A Storm of Swords (2000), and A Feast for Crows (2005). While absent from the fifth novel, A Dance with Dragons, Sansa will return in the forthcoming book, The Winds of Winter.[1]

In the television adaptation of Game of Thrones, she is portrayed by English actress Sophie Turner. Sansa's character development in the novels has received critical praise, though her television counterpart has been met wih a more mixed reception. Turner and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Turner also received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2019.

  1. ^ "Excerpt from the Winds of Winter—George R. R. Martin". georgerrmartin.com.