A 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner featured a three-time Olivier Award winner and what other actress?
The Lady in the Van The Lady in the Van is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings. It was written by Alan Bennett, and it tells the true story of his interactions with Mary Shepherd, an elderly woman who lived in a dilapidated van on his driveway in London for 15 years. He had previously published the story as a 1989 essay, 1990 book, 1999 stage play, and 2009 radio play on BBC Radio 4. Smith had previously portrayed Shepherd twice: in the 1999 stage play, which earned her a Best Actress nomination at the 2000 Olivier Awards and in the 2009 radio adaptation.
Nathalie Emmanuel Nathalie Joanne Emmanuel (born 2 March 1989) is an English actress. Emmanuel began her acting career appearing in theatre in the late 1990s, accruing roles in various West End productions such as the musical "The Lion King". In 2006, she began her on-screen career by starring as Sasha Valentine in soap opera "Hollyoaks", after which she appeared in various British television series until her debut film appearance in "Twenty8k". Emmanuel gained public recognition by starring as Missandei in the fantasy series "Game of Thrones", before achieving international fame with supporting roles in action films "" (2015), "Furious 7" (2015), and "The Fate of the Furious" (2017).