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[[File:ANGELCOULBY2_816.jpg|frame|Angel Coulby (and yes, there is only one)]]
 
 
A British actress (born 30th August 1980) who has appeared in a number of British television shows, including ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[Hustle]]'', but is best known for her role as Guinevere in the BBC's fantasy series ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' - a revisionist take on the character in which she grows from [[Rags to Riches|a lowly servant to the future Queen of Camelot]].
 
Loved by directors for her versatility, and loved by fans for her ability to go from [[Adorkable]] to [[Ice Queen|Regal]] to [[Even the Girls Want Her|everything inbetween]]. So...[[Department of Redundancy Department|they love her for the same thing really]].
 
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== Tropes associated with Angel Coulby ==
* [[Ability Over Appearance]]: Given the time-period and the fact that Guinevere means "white" or "fair one", there were some raised eyebrows over Angel getting the part of the medieval queen. The producers said that they had looked at hundreds of potential Guineveres, but Angel was the only one that could nail the quirky, clumsy servant girl, but also "bring the queen" when the occasion called for it.
* [[Aluminum Christmas Trees]]: Angel getting the role of Guinevere was derided by many as being anachronistic (despite the show being set in a fairy-tale kingdom). Even if the show wasn't an [[Anachronism Stew]] ''anyway'', the presence of non-white people in pre-Saxon England is certainly not as out of the question as the complainers like to say it is.
* [[Badass Damsel]]: Guinevere, who can also fall under the [[Real Women Never Wear Dresses]] debate. Angel defends her character's role in interviews:
{{quote| ''There are other ways of being strong. It’s not just about being tough and fighting. It’s about emotional strength and wisdom. [[Girls Need Role Models|I think young girls can learn a lot from that as well]]. It’s not about feistiness.''}}
* [[Beauty Mark]]
* [[Brown Eyes]]
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* [[Ironic Name]]: According to co-star Bradley James, ''he'' should be called Angel, and Angel should be called "hussy."
* [[Like Brother and Sister]]: With [[Colin Morgan]].
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: She turns up at the end of ''[[Imagine Me and You (Film)|Imagine Me and You]]'' and makes you wish that the whole movie had been about her.
* [[Salt and Pepper]]: With [[Katie McGrath]] as [[Foil|Guinevere and Morgana]].
* [[She Really Can Act]]: Not that there was much doubt of Angel's talent, but Gwen was always a rather low-key character...until 4x09 of ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' in which the writers ''finally'' let her unleash. She consequently steals the episode away from everyone.
* [[Sir Not -Appearing in -In-This -Trailer]]: A constant source of frustration for her fans considering she's sidelined or just plain ''not there'' in almost every ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' trailer to date.
* [[What Beautiful Eyes!]]
 
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