Emilia Clarke


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British actress Emilia Clarke was born in London and grew up in Oxfordshire, England. Her father was a theatre sound engineer and her mother is a businesswoman. Her father was working on a theatre production of "Show Boat" and her mother took her along to the performance. This is when, at the age of 3, her passion for acting began. From 2000 to ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 44 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

Game of Thrones Daenerys Targaryen
(2011-2019)
Terminator Genisys Sarah Connor
(2015)

Filmography

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  McCarthy (pre-production)
Jean Kerr
 2022 The Amazing Maurice (completed)
Malicia (voice)
 2019 Last Christmas
Kate
 2019 Above Suspicion
Susan Smith
 2011-2019 Game of Thrones (TV Series)
Daenerys Targaryen
- The Iron Throne (2019) ... Daenerys Targaryen
- The Bells (2019) ... Daenerys Targaryen
- The Last of the Starks (2019) ... Daenerys Targaryen
- The Long Night (2019) ... Daenerys Targaryen
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2019) ... Daenerys Targaryen
 2018 Leading Lady Parts (TV Short)
Actress 1
 2017 Thunderbirds (TV Series)
Doyle
- Rigged for Disaster (2017) ... Doyle (voice)
 2017 The Only One (Short)
Passer-by
 2017 Voice from the Stone
Verena
 2017 Animals. (TV Series)
Lumpy
- Rats (2017) ... Lumpy (voice)
 2016 Kerro minulle jotain hyvää
Lou Clark
 2016 Robot Chicken (TV Series short)
Bridget
- Joel Hurwitz Returns (2016) ... Bridget (voice)
 2015 Terminator Genisys
Sarah Connor
 2014 Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series (Video Game)
Daenerys Targaryen (voice)
 2013 Dom Hemingway
Evelyn
 2013 Futurama (TV Series)
Marianne
- Stench and Stenchibility (2013) ... Marianne (voice)
 2012 Shackled (Short)
Malu
 2012 Spike Island
Sally
 2010 Triassic Attack (TV Movie)
Savannah
 2009 Drop the Dog (Short)
Julie
 2009 Tohtorit (TV Series)
Saskia Mayer
- Empty Nest (2009) ... Saskia Mayer
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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial for "Dolce & Gabbana" fragrance "The One" - Actress. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Print ads too The New Eau de Toilette. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview | 4 Articles | 3 Pictorials | 89 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »


Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)

Children:

None

Parents:

Clarke, Jenny | Clarke, Rick
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Personal Quote:

I told my parents I wanted to be an actor and they were getting ready for a life of unemployment so they're just happy I'm in work! See more »

Trivia:

In a March 2019 personal essay she wrote for The New Yorker, Emilia revealed she had a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a form of stroke caused by a ruptured aneurysm, in 2011. She underwent urgent endovascular coiling surgery, and subsequently suffered from aphasia, at one point she was even unable to recall her own name. Emilia had a second aneurysm surgically treated in 2013. See more »

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Happy-go-lucky personality. See more »

Nickname:

Milly

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