Emilia Clarke

Emilia Clarke
Emilia Clarke (2013)
Born	(1987-05-01) 1 May 1987 London, England
Residence	London, England
Nationality	British
Education	Drama Centre London
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present

Emilia Clarke (born 1 May 1987)^[1] is an English actress, best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series Game of Thrones^[2] for which she has received an Emmy Award nomination.

Early life

Clarke was born in London and grew up in Berkshire.^[3] Her father is a theatre sound engineer,^[4] her mother is a businesswoman, and her younger brother is studying politics.^{[citation needed]} Clarke's interest in acting began at the age of three after seeing the musical Show Boat, on which her father was working at the time.^[4] She was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford from 2000 to 2005,^[5] and Rye St Antony School. She then studied at Drama Centre London, graduating in 2009.^[6]

Career

Clarke with Game of Thrones co-star Richard Madden at Comic-Con 2013.

Clarke's early work includes two plays at St. Edwards,^[5] ten plays at Drama Centre London, the 2009 Company of Angels production of Sense,^[6] and a 2009 commercial for Samaritans.^[7] Her first television roles were Saskia Mayer in a 2009 episode of Doctors and Savannah in Syfy's 2010 film Triassic Attack. Screen International magazine named her as one of the "UK Stars of Tomorrow".^[8]

In 2010, Clarke was cast as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO medieval fantasy series Game of Thrones which is based on the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. She was cast as a replacement to fellow British actress Tamzin Merchant, who was replaced for undisclosed reasons.^[9] The show debuted in April 2011 to positive reviews and was quickly picked up by the network for a second season.^[10] Clarke won the 2011 EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for her role as Daenerys.^[11] In 2013, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the 2013 Primetime Emmys.

In 2012, Clarke appeared in Spike Island, a film named after the location of The Stone Roses' seminal 1990 gig.^[12][13] From March to April 2013, Clarke played Holly Golightly in a Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany's.^[14] In May, it was announced that she had joined the feature film Garden of Last Days.^[15]

Personal life

In September 2012, Clarke was reported to be in a relationship with actor Seth MacFarlane.^[16] In March 2013, it was reported that she and MacFarlane had ended their relationship.^[17]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emilia Clarke.

• Emilia Clarke at the Internet Broadway Database
• Emilia Clarke at the Internet Movie Database
• Emilia Clarke at Spotlight