Maisie Williams grew up the youngest of four children in Bristol, UK. Born Margaret Williams, the then-future actress got the nickname Maisie when she was a child, taking the name from the little girl in The Perishers, a British comic strip. In 2015, she told Evening Standard that while she and her older siblings have always been close — "best friends," even — there has still always existed a sense of competition amongst them, and she noted that she may have followed the "mantra of 'it's the taking part that counts.'" However, she added, "We should still want to do the best that we can, even if that isn't great."
Growing up, her family wasn't especially wealthy — as Williams told Evening Standard that there weren't "bags of money to go around." That meant acting lessons were a no-go for young Williams as well. But she had a certain knack for performing, especially around her family. "I loved to do funny accents and make my mum, my stepdad and brothers and sisters laugh," she told the publication. "It's just something that I really enjoyed."
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