Indira Varma’s Journey: from Game of Thrones Mother to Bbc Primetime Star
By Maya Lin-Takahashi
Q1: Does Indira Varma have a daughter in real life?
A1: Yes. Indira Varma has one daughter, Evelyn Tierney, born in 2007 with her husband, actor Colin Tierney. The family resides in North London and keeps their daughter's life entirely out of the media spotlight.
Q2: Who played Indira Varma's daughter in Game of Thrones?
A2: In Game of Thrones, her character Ellaria Sand was mother to Tyene Sand, portrayed by British-Italian actress Rosabell Laurenti Sellers. The other Sand Snakes, Obara (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and Nymeria (Jessica Henwick), were Oberyn Martell's bastard daughters whom Ellaria guided as her own.
Q3: Who is Indira Varma married to?
A3: Indira Varma has been married to English actor Colin Tierney for over twenty years. Tierney is well known for extensive classical work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and prominent roles on British television.
Q4: What happened to Ellaria Sand and her daughter in Game of Thrones?
A4: In Season 7, Episode 3 ("The Queen's Justice"), Queen Cersei Lannister captures Ellaria and Tyene Sand. Cersei poisons Tyene with the exact poison used on Myrcella Baratheon, forcing Ellaria to remain chained to a dungeon wall and watch her daughter die and decompose before her eyes.
Q5: What are Indira Varma's major recent television projects?
A5: Beyond Westeros, Varma starred as Tala Durith in Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi, played the villainous Duchess in Doctor Who, and stars in the BBC period drama The Other Bennet Sister.
Maya is a hardware enthusiast who tests and reviews smart home devices, smartphones, wearables, and audio gear. She focuses on practical consumer value and build quality.
