When Melisandre was first introduced, it was assumed that, while powerful, she wasn't abnormally old. Actress Carice van Houten was in her mid-30s when she debuted in the role, so it could have been assumed that Mel was around that same age. But over time,Game of Thronesrevealed more a...
Oliver Ford Davies, who played Cressen, said in 2013 that when he asked van Houten why Cressen's poison kills his character but does not kill hers, the actress replied that Melisandre is "400 years old."[35] Kelly Long was a stunt double for Carice van Houten in the role of Melisandr...
Van Houten nevertheless relates to the devotion of “Game of Thrones” geeks, even if she must keep a critical distance to do justice to Melisandre. The savvy, outspoken van Houten proves there is more to an actress’s life than big Hollywood dreams. Do you ever ...
This post contains frank discussion of Season 6, Episode 1 of Game of Thrones, titled “The Red Woman.” If you haven’t watched yet, now is your chance to leave. So was that 39-year-old Dutch actress Carice van Houten playing the aged Melisandre in the final moments of Sunday’...
Warning:Spoilers ahead if you're not caught up on Game of Thrones. LONDON -- Now that Arya's story finally looks like it might actually be going somewhere, it's high time we revisited a key moment from Season 3, episode 6. Specifically, the scene in which Arya meets everyone's favouri...
She has reason to feel ill. It’s the day after the fetching Dutch actress’s diabolical character, Melisandre, has carried out one of the most horrifying acts ever on HBO’s ultraviolent fantasy epicGame of Thrones.Yes, plenty ofmessed-up shithas happened in Wild Wild Wes...