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Emilia Clarke (born 26 October 1986 or 1 May 1987) is an English actress, best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series Game of Thrones, for which she received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013 and 2015. Clarke made her Broadway debut in a Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany's as Holly Golightly in March 2013. In 2015, she starred as Sarah Connor in the film Terminator Genisys. She was named Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive 2015.

Early life

Emilia Clarke was born in London and grew up in Berkshire. Her father is a theatre sound engineer, and her mother is a businesswoman. She has an older brother. 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. She was educated at Rye St Antony School and at St Edward's School, Oxford. She then attended Drama Centre London, graduating in 2009.

Career

Clarke's early work includes two plays at St. Edwards, ten plays at Drama Centre London, the 2009 Company of Angels production of Sense, and two 2009 commercials for Samaritans. One of her first film roles was for a University of London students' short film. Her first television roles were Saskia Mayer in a 2009 episode of the British soap opera Doctors and Savannah in Syfy's 2010 film Triassic Attack. Screen International magazine named her as one of the "UK Stars of Tomorrow".

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 after fellow British actress Tamzin Merchant was replaced for undisclosed reasons. She did the funky chicken and robot dance during her audition. The show debuted in April 2011 to positive reviews and was quickly picked up by the network for a second season. To date, she has appeared in all five broadcast seasons, and is attached to the sixth. Clarke won the 2011 EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for her role as Daenerys. In 2013, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. She was voted the most desirable woman in the world by Askmen readers in 2014.

In 2012, Clarke appeared in Spike Island, a film named after the location of The Stone Roses's seminal 1990 gig. From March to April 2013, Clarke played Holly Golightly in a Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany's. In 2013, she also starred in Dom Hemingway alongside Jude Law. In May 2014, it was announced that she had joined the feature film Garden of Last Days alongside James Franco, but the movie was scrapped two weeks before production was due to begin. Clarke was offered the role of Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey but turned down the part because of the nudity required. She played Sarah Connor in 2015's Terminator Genisys, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jai Courtney, and Jason Clarke. She will play the lead as Nurse Verena, in the up-coming movie Voice from the Stone (2015).

She is attached to the films The Guns of August opposite Helena Bonham Carter, and Me Before You, in one of the lead roles as the character, Lou.

Personal life

In September 2012, Clarke was reported to be dating Seth MacFarlane. In March 2013, it was reported that she and MacFarlane had ended their relationship. Clarke currently resides in Hampstead.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

• Emilia Clarke at the Internet Broadway Database
• Emilia Clarke at IMDb
• Emilia Clarke at Spotlight
• Emilia Clarke Official Twitter Page
• Emilia Clarke Official Facebook Page
• Emilia Clarke Instagram

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• 1980s births
• Living people
• 21st-century English actresses
• Actresses from Berkshire
• Actresses from London
• Alumni of the Drama Centre London
• English film actresses
• English stage actresses
• English television actresses
• English voice actresses
• People educated at Rye St Antony School
• People educated at St Edward's School, Oxford