Claim: Sansa Stark is played by a performer.

Sophie Turner -LRB- born 21 February 1996 -RRB- is an English actress . Turner made her professional acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones -LRB- 2011 -- present -RRB- , which brought her international recognition and critical praise . For her performance , she has received four nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series , as well as a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Young Actress in a TV Series .   Turner has also starred in the television film The Thirteenth Tale -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and she made her feature film debut in Another Me -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . She has also starred in the action comedy Barely Lethal -LRB- 2015 -RRB- and played Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series .