Emilia Clarke
Emilia Clarke
- Date of birth
- Age
- 40
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupations
- actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor, model, comics writer
- Languages
- English
Biography
Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke, MBE (born 23 October 1986), is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards. She is also known for playing Sarah Connor in the science fiction film Terminator: Genisys (2015) and Qi'ra in the Star Wars film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), as well as starring in the romantic dramas Me Before You (2016) and Last Christmas (2019).
Clarke studied at Drama Centre London, appearing in a number of stage productions. Her television debut was a guest appearance in the 2009 BBC One medical soap opera Doctors, at age 22. Clarke made her Broadway debut as Holly Golightly in the play Breakfast at Tiffany's (2013) and played Nina in a West End production of The Seagull that was suspended due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. She also had a role named G'iah in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries, Secret Invasion (2023).
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Education
- Drama Centre London –2009
- Rye St Antony School
- St Edward's School
Awards
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
Nominations
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series2013 Game of Thrones
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series2013 Game of Thrones
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series2014 Game of Thrones
- Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film2013 Game of Thrones
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