Catelyn Stark

Catelyn Stark
A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character
Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark
First appearance	Novel: A Game of Thrones (1996) Television: "Winter Is Coming" (2011)
Last appearance	Television: "The Rains of Castamere" (2013)
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Portrayed by	Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones)
Information
Aliases	Cat Lady Stoneheart The Silent Sister Mother Merciless The Hangwoman
Gender	Female
Title	Lady of Winterfell
Family	House Stark House Tully
Spouse(s)	Ned Stark
Children	Robb Stark Sansa Stark Arya Stark Bran Stark Rickon Stark
Relatives	Hoster Tully (father) Minisa Whent (mother) Lysa Tully (sister) Edmure Tully (brother) Robert/Robin Arryn (nephew) Brynden Tully (uncle)
Kingdom	The North The Riverlands

Catelyn Stark (née Tully) is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. She is a prominent point of view character in the novels.

Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Catelyn is the lady of Winterfell, an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional kingdom of Westeros. She was born into House Tully of Riverrun.

Catelyn is portrayed by Michelle Fairley on the HBO series Game of Thrones.Jennifer Ehle was originally cast as Catelyn Stark and appeared in the unaired pilot, but left the series for family reasons before the first season began. Fairley's portrayal of Catelyn has garnered critical acclaim, with many in particular praising her performance during the episode "The Rains of Castamere". Due to this popularity, many fans were disappointed she did not appear in the series' fourth season, despite the character's resurrection in the novels.

She is described as beautiful, with auburn hair, blue eyes, and long fingers, and dressed simply in the grey of House Stark or the blue and red of her father’s household. Catelyn is proud, strong, kind, and generous, and has a strong grasp of politics. She is often governed by the desire to protect her children. She is most often in accord with her husband Eddard Stark, but resents his admission of his illegitimate son Jon Snow into their household.

After the royal party arrives at Winterfell, Catelyn receives a letter from her sister Lysa Arryn stating that the Lannisters had killed her husband Jon Arryn, the king's 'Hand' (second-in-command). King Robert Baratheon persuades Eddard to take his place. When her son Bran is injured and goes into a coma, she sits by his bed until they are attacked by an assassin who has come to kill Bran. Catelyn is wounded in the attack, and travels to King's Landing to warn Eddard after recovering. There, her childhood companion Petyr Baelish tells her that the dagger used in the attack belongs to Tyrion Lannister. On her way back to Winterfell, she takes Tyrion to her sister at the Eyrie for trial, where Tyrion escapes execution by demanding and winning a trial by combat. After the news of Eddard's execution by order of King Joffrey reaches Catelyn, she argues for peace, but is overruled by the newly crowned King Robb and his bannermen.