# 6' 3" Brienne of Tarth (actress Gwendoline Christie) in a little back dress! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 23, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266 "2015-06-23T18:03:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/1 "2015-06-23T18:03:23Z")
[Apropos of nothing I just love the picture.](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3135328/Statuesque-beauty-Gwendoline-Christie-towers-diminutive-Jessica-Chastain.html)She’s a tall drink of water. [Interesting wiki bio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwendoline_Christie) > [@](#): > > Christie’s striking height, 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m),[4] attracted the attention of photographer Polly Borland, who made Christie the subject of a noted series of photographs, entitled Bunny, between 2002 and 2008.[9] According to Christie, she felt then that the photographs—in which she appears mostly nude—could help her come to terms with her body, and challenge notions of femininity. However, she later said that she was shocked in retrospect that she had agreed to them.[4] > > In July 2011, Christie was cast as the warrior Brienne of Tarth in the second season of HBO’s fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.[10] Her character—an unusually tall, muscular, and plain-looking woman—is a favourite among many readers of the novels, and Christie had been proposed for the role on fan websites long before auditions took place.[5] > [@](#): > > Statuesque beauty Gwendoline Christie towers over diminutive Jessica Chastain as the glamorous actresses joke around during pre-Wimbledon party at Kensington Palace ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/2 "2015-06-23T21:31:36Z")
She should hook up with Kristen Chenoweth and do a ventriloquist act. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/3 "2015-06-23T21:48:29Z")
It’s like they’re different species. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/4 "2015-06-23T22:16:54Z")
In the nude photo shoot she did she was paired up with a very short model. Shorter than Chastain. I won’t link, it’s easy enough to find with google. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/5 "2015-06-23T22:25:46Z")
The only thing that comes to mind is facile reference humor. “Death by snu-snu!” “I’m scaroused.” “That’s a huge bitch!” I’m curious to see how major of a character she’ll be in the next Star Wars. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/6 "2015-06-23T22:37:05Z")
Maybe I just burned out on the contentless writing, but who’s the other lady in the pictures who’s nearly as tall as her? ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/7 "2015-06-24T01:00:27Z")
Man Boris Becker is the news here to me. What happened? I don’t remotely connect that dude with who I used to see. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/8 "2015-06-24T01:18:37Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Maybe I just burned out on the contentless writing, but who’s the other lady in the pictures who’s nearly as tall as her? The other two gals towering over Chastain are Erin O’Connor (6’) and Jade Parfitt (6’1"). I’m not really familiar with them, but I believe that’s Parfitt at the left of the picture and O’Connor at the right (due to hair colour and apparent relative heights). ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/9 "2015-06-24T01:36:39Z")
Wearing heels when you’re 6’3’’ seems kinda like running up the score. ---
**Author:** ![Stringbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/10 "2015-06-24T01:48:43Z")
“Statuesque beauty” is as much a stretch as the tape on her vertical. ^^ ASSHOLE COMMENT ^^ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/11 "2015-06-24T03:04:59Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/12 "2015-06-24T04:37:07Z")
> [@Stringbean](#): > > “Statuesque beauty” is as much a stretch as the tape on her vertical. > > ^^ ASSHOLE COMMENT ^^ Maybe, but she is very pretty, and being a tall guy myself, I do appreciate taller women. I think the way she looks in these photos as opposed to the way she looks on GOT catches a lot of people by surprise as well, sort of a swan kind of thing. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/13 "2015-06-24T10:44:02Z")
She can smother me with love anytime she wants! :o ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/14 "2015-06-24T11:03:52Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > Maybe, but she is very pretty, and being a tall guy myself, I do appreciate taller women. Hey, you don’t have to be tall to appreciate taller women. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/15 "2015-06-24T11:12:52Z")
I wouldn’t exactly call her beautiful… “striking” the the word that comes to mind looking at her. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/16 "2015-06-24T12:11:48Z")
I thought she was ugly on the show but did notice she had a nice body for her size in the episode she took a bath. I think she looks a lot prettier in these pictures, not only because they made her rather “mannish” on GOT, but because she’s actually smiling and she genuinely has a great smile. At least from a guy’s perspective a woman that is smiling looks like 90% way more attractive than one that isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/17 "2015-06-24T12:24:36Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Hey, you don’t have to be tall to appreciate taller women. I’m with you guys. Take Taylor Swift, for instance - my appreciation of her changed from “kinda cute, in a waifish sort of way” to “frickin’ hot” when I found out she was 5’ 11". ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/18 "2015-06-24T12:29:58Z")
What the fuck happened to boris becker!!! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enter_the_Flagon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/19 "2015-06-24T15:04:55Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > What the fuck happened to boris becker!!! :eek: Yeah, wow. I’ve seen people who distribute their bodyfat unevenly, but he looks like a different guy. And he was tall! Did he get a body transplant? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266/20 "2015-06-24T15:11:45Z")
> [@Enter\_the\_Flagon](#): > > And he was tall! Did he get a body transplant? He’s listed at 6’ 3", same as her. But she’s wearing 4" (or so) heels. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-3-brienne-of-tarth-actress-gwendoline-christie-in-a-little-back-dress/723266.md?page=2)