Gwendoline Christie

• Television role: Portrays Principal Larissa Weems, the shapeshifting head of Nevermore Academy, in Wednesday Season 1 (2022); Netflix's Tudum guide frames her as 'the glue holding Nevermore together' and notes Weems has a history with Wednesday's mother Morticia.
• Returning role: Returns as Weems' ghost/spirit guide in Wednesday Season 2 (2025); per Yahoo News Singapore the character died in the Season 1 finale and comes back 'exclusively visible to Wednesday (and sometimes Morticia)' as a reluctant supernatural companion.
• Signature TV role: Known for Brienne of Tarth in HBO's Game of Thrones (2012-2019), the warrior knight who became one of the series' most acclaimed characters, per Geektown and IMDb.
• Franchise film role: Played Captain Phasma, the First Order stormtrooper commander, in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), per Geektown and IMDb.
• Streaming fantasy role: Portrayed Lucifer Morningstar in Netflix's The Sandman (2022), per Geektown and IMDb.
• Film credits: Also appeared as Commander Lyme in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) and as Jane Murdstone in The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019), per IMDb.

Performance style

• Imposing, poise-driven authority (Weems, Season 1) — Yahoo News Singapore's interview quotes Christie that her living Season 1 incarnation was inspired by Tippi Hedren in 'The Birds' - a composed, old-Hollywood authority - and Geektown records Christie saying Weems 'is prepared to go to the lengths that are necessary in order to preserve her position.' Netflix's Tudum guide frames Weems as 'the glue holding Nevermore together.'
• Ethereal, isolated ghost register (Season 2) — Per Yahoo News Singapore, Christie describes her Season 2 ghost as inspired by Kim Novak in 'Vertigo - the woman who comes back from the dead'; the character is 'exclusively visible to Wednesday (and sometimes Morticia),' leaving Weems 'doomed to witness the events of the world without the ability to intervene.' Christie calls the isolation 'a blessed relief.'

Reception

• Wednesday (Season 1 and Season 2): Positive - spectral return embraced: RadioTimes frames the Part 2 return as a fan-pleasing surprise ('Given her character's popularity in season 1... bringing her back'), and Yahoo News Singapore notes Christie 'relished' playing the ghost, calling it 'a blessed relief' and praising the 'cool costumes' of the new incarnation. No negative critical view of Christie's performance was sourced this pass.

Cast they appear alongside

• Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams (Wednesday) — Title lead; Weems' student in Season 1 and spirit guide to Wednesday in Season 2.
• Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams (Wednesday) — Weems' former Nevermore roommate and rival; the ghost can also be seen by Morticia in Season 2.
• Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair (Wednesday) — Shares a body-swap-episode scene with Weems' ghost in Season 2.
• Steve Buscemi as Barry Dort (Wednesday) — Weems' successor as Nevermore principal.
• Luis Guzman as Gomez Addams (Wednesday) — Wednesday's father; Nevermore alumnus.
• Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin (Wednesday) — Season 1 central antagonist; Weems dies in the Season 1 finale that exposes him as the Hyde.

Who plays Principal Larissa Weems in Wednesday?

Gwendoline Christie, the Game of Thrones and Star Wars actress, plays Weems, the principal of Nevermore Academy, in Season 1.

What happens to Larissa Weems in Wednesday?

Weems dies at the end of Season 1; per TheWrap's Season 2 cast guide, Barry Dort becomes principal after her 'untimely death.'

Is Gwendoline Christie in Wednesday Season 2?

Yes. Christie returns as Weems' ghost/spirit guide in Season 2 Part 2 (from Sept 3-4, 2025), visible only to Wednesday and sometimes Morticia, per Yahoo News Singapore and RadioTimes.

What is Larissa Weems' relationship to Morticia Addams?

Weems and Morticia were roommates at Nevermore and rivals - Christie calls Morticia her 'former nemesis' (Geektown).

What else is Gwendoline Christie known for?

Brienne of Tarth in HBO's Game of Thrones, Captain Phasma in the Star Wars sequel films, and Lucifer in Netflix's The Sandman.

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