--- title: Game of Thrones Maisie Williams Sophie Turner Sister Friends description: Game of Thrones stars Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner act like sisters both onscreen and off. canonical: https://time.com/4689569/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-sophie-turner-friendship/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-13T17:43:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T11:15:16.000Z og:title: The Best of Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner's Friendship og:description: #Mophie forever og:url: https://time.com/4689569/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-sophie-turner-friendship/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ed96a3e339e919c/6988bdd7a988ca086c6bb50f/sophie-turner-maisie-williams-art1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: 030917_Sophie Turner Maisie Williams art og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best of Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner's Friendship twitter:description: #Mophie forever twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ed96a3e339e919c/6988bdd7a988ca086c6bb50f/sophie-turner-maisie-williams-art1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Complete Friendship History of Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner > Sponsored content. 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Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams. Vianney Le Caer—Invision/AP & Pierre Suu/Getty Images, Photo Illustration by Kristen Hom  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:15 AM UTCPublished: Mar 13, 2017 5:43 PM UTC While loyalties are constantly changing in the tumultuous world of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4429346/game-of-thrones-season-7-cast-news/), the offscreen friendship between stars [Maisie Williams](http://time.com/4679069/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-sophie-turner-birthday/) and [Sophie Turner](http://time.com/4654031/maisie-williams-sophie-turner-2017-sag-awards/) seems prepared to stand the test of time. Even though they went nearly six full seasons without sharing a scene, the pair—who play sisters Arya and Sansa Stark—have remained close throughout the series’ lengthy run. During a 2013 [Emmys panel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkzodgRaze8), Williams revealed that she knew there was something special about Turner after their very first audition together. “I had gotten along really really well with Sophie and I just remember her being super tall,” she said. “I came out of the audition and said to my mum, ‘Even if I don’t get the part, I really want that girl to. She’s really cool.” [Carpool Karaoke](http://time.com/4699433/carpool-karaoke-maisie-williams-sophie-turner/)? They’re doing it as a pair, because their bond seems to have only grown stronger since those early _Thrones_ days, with both often showing their love for each other in interviews and on social media. Here are the some of the best times that Williams and Turner proved #Mophie is friendship goals. **13\. The time they took a** [**face-swap selfie**](http://time.com/4531199/maisie-williams-sophie-turner-game-of-thrones-friend/)**:** > [](https://twitter.com/Maisie%5FWilliams/status/786680458834747392) **12\. When they looked flawless together at the** [**2017 SAG Awards**](http://time.com/4654031/maisie-williams-sophie-turner-2017-sag-awards/)**:** **11\. The “Maisie Turner” Twitter exchange when they pretended to play house as a married couple:** > [](https://twitter.com/sansastcrk/status/818890027627413504) > [](https://twitter.com/SophieT/status/819261728781455363) > [](https://twitter.com/Maisie%5FWilliams/status/819262965761372164) **10\. When Williams asked fans for** [**young Mophie photos**](http://time.com/4636532/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-sophie-turner-old-photos/)**, and they immediately delivered:** > [](https://twitter.com/survivingellie/status/820996089453146113) > [](https://twitter.com/EMPAYDEE/status/820995719196712960) > [](https://twitter.com/agassiyoga/status/820998056602542084) **9\. This display of sisterly love at the 2017 BAFTA Tea Party:** **8\. When they announced that a** **_Game of Thrones_** **_Carpool Karaoke_** **was coming:** > [](https://twitter.com/CarpoolKaraoke/status/840961637464997888) **7\. The Sansa-Arya reunion pitch at** [**Comic Con 2014**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlJEI22YHjc)**:** **6\. Their reaction to Arya’s emotional homecoming:** > [](https://twitter.com/Maisie%5FWilliams/status/894376300244238342) > [](https://twitter.com/SophieT/status/894588926408765440) **5\. Williams’ 21st** [**birthday message**](http://time.com/4679069/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-sophie-turner-birthday/) **to Turner:** > [](https://twitter.com/Maisie%5FWilliams/status/834172610292260864) **4\. When they wore** [**matching Halloween costumes**](http://time.com/4606814/game-of-thrones-stars-hanging-out/)**:** **3\. The time** [**Turner carried Williams’ dress train**](http://time.com/4628531/golden-globes-2017-anna-kendrick-maisie-williams-sophie-turner/) **down the 2017 Golden Globes red carpet, prompting Anna Kendrick and fans to swoon:** **2\. When they got** [**matching** **_Game of Thrones_** **tattoos**](http://time.com/4496038/sophie-turner-maisie-williams/)**:** > [](https://twitter.com/EW/status/777641794049871872) **1\. And last but certainly not least, when they celebrated the one-year anniversary of** **their shared tats:** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4689569/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-sophie-turner-friendship/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4689569/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-sophie-turner-friendship/"},"headline":"The Complete Friendship History of Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner","datePublished":"2017-03-13T17:43:25.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T11:15:16.000Z","description":"#Mophie forever","url":"https://time.com/4689569/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-sophie-turner-friendship/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","game of thrones","celebrities","TV","Maisie Williams","Sophie Turner"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ed96a3e339e919c/6988bdd7a988ca086c6bb50f/sophie-turner-maisie-williams-art1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ed96a3e339e919c/6988bdd7a988ca086c6bb50f/sophie-turner-maisie-williams-art1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"030917_Sophie Turner Maisie Williams art","caption":"Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams.","creditText":"Vianney Le Caer—Invision/AP & Pierre Suu/Getty Images, Photo Illustration by Kristen Hom","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4689569/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-sophie-turner-friendship/","name":"The Complete Friendship History of Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner"}}]}] ```