Olenna Tyrell
| Olenna Tyrell | |
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A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character |
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Diana Rigg as Olenna Tyrell
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| First appearance |
Novel: A Storm of Swords (2000) Television: "Dark Wings, Dark Words" (2013) |
| Created by | George R. R. Martin |
| Portrayed by |
Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones) |
| Information | |
| Aliases | The Queen of Thorns |
| Gender | Female |
| Title | Lady of Highgarden |
| Family |
House Tyrell House Redwyne |
| Spouse(s) | Luthor Tyrell |
| Children |
Mace Tyrell Mina Tyrell Janna Tyrell |
| Relatives | Runceford Redwyne (father) Viola Redwyne (sister; TV series only) Willas Tyrell (grandson) Garlan Tyrell (grandson) Loras Tyrell (grandson) Margaery Tyrell (granddaughter) Horas Redwyne (grandson) Hobber Redwyne (grandson) |
| Kingdom |
The Reach The Crownlands |
Olenna Tyrell (née Redwyne), also known as "The Queen of Thorns", 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 is portrayed by Diana Rigg in its television adaptation, Game of Thrones. Olenna is first mentioned in A Game of Thrones (1996) and first appears in A Storm of Swords (2000).
Olenna's role is the same in the show as in the books. In the season six finale, after losing her family in the wildfire explosion of the Sept caused by Cersei Lannister, Olenna aligned herself with Dorne and Daenerys Targaryen out of revenge.
Diana Rigg has received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her performances in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
Olenna Tyrell, also known as the Queen of Thorns, is a former Redwyne and the mother of Mace Tyrell. She is described as a wizened and cunning old woman with a wicked wit and a sharp tongue, and is known for openly stating her opinion.
Olenna is not a point of view character in the novels, so her actions are witnessed and interpreted through the eyes of other people, such as Sansa Stark and Cersei Lannister. Olenna is mostly a background character in the novels.
In A Storm of Swords, she plots to have Sansa taken to Highgarden to marry her grandson Willas. This plan is foiled by the Lannisters, who force Sansa to marry Tyrion Lannister. It is revealed by Littlefinger later in A Storm of Swords that, in order to shield Margaery from King Joffrey's cruelty, Olenna had actually been the one who murdered Joffrey at his wedding. Margaery would later go on to marry the younger brother, Tommen Baratheon.
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