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Her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019).
Bio Dates and Places
Born Date: 23 October 1986.
Born Place: London, England.
Career
Current occupation: Actress.
Previous Place of Work: HBO (Game of Thrones), Drama Centre London (theater productions).
Achievements and Recognition
Awards: Four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her role in Game of Thrones, named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2019.
Education
Drama Centre London.
Skills
Acting, theater performances.
Languages
Languages Spoken: English.
Accent: British.
Family
Parents: Jennifer Clarke (mother), Peter Clarke (father).
Siblings: one sibling (no further information).
Main Milestones
Birth
23 October 1986
Emilia Clarke was born in London, England, and grew up in Oxfordshire. Her early life laid the foundation for her future in acting.
Education
Early 2000s
Clarke attended Rye St. Antony and St. Edwards School, Oxford, before enrolling in the Drama Centre London, where she honed her acting skills.
Television Debut
2009
Clarke made her television debut with a guest appearance in the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors, marking the beginning of her professional acting career.
Casting for Game of Thrones
2010
Following an audition, Clarke was cast as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, replacing Tamzin Merchant from the pilot episode. This role would become her most iconic to date.
Game of Thrones
2011-2019
Clarke's portrayal of Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones earned her four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and numerous other accolades, cementing her status as a leading actress.
Broadway Debut
2013
Clarke made her Broadway debut as Holly Golightly in the play Breakfast at Tiffany's, further expanding her acting repertoire.
Terminator: Genisys
2015
Clarke played Sarah Connor in the science fiction film Terminator: Genisys, showcasing her versatility in film roles.
Me Before You
2016
Clarke starred in the romantic drama Me Before You, demonstrating her range in different genres.
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018
Clarke played Qi'ra in Solo: A Star Wars Story, adding another notable film to her portfolio.
Last Christmas
2019
Clarke starred in the romantic drama Last Christmas, further establishing her presence in film.
The Seagull
2020/2022
Clarke played Nina in a West End production of The Seagull, which was initially suspended due to COVID-19 lockdowns.
Secret Invasion
2023
Clarke played G'iah in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries Secret Invasion, continuing her exploration of diverse roles.
Clarke was born on 23 October 1986 in London.[1][2] She grew up in Oxfordshire.[3] Her father, Peter Roderick "Rick" Clarke, was a theatre sound engineer from Wolverhampton.[4][5] Her mother, Jennifer Susan "Jenny" Dodd Clarke, MBE, was a businesswoman and is the vice-president for marketing at a global management consultancy firm as of 2020[update] and the director of The Anima Foundation, a charity aimed at helping young people in Ghana. She has an older brother, Bennett, who works in the entertainment industry and was part of the camera department for Game of Thrones.[6][7]
Clarke became interested in acting at age three after seeing a production of the musical Show Boat.[8] When she was ten, her father took her to a West End audition for The Goodbye Girl, a musical by Neil Simon.[1]
Clarke was privately educated at both Rye St Antony School in Headington and St Edward's School, Oxford, which she left in 2005.[9] In a 2016 interview with Time Out, she stated "I went to posh boarding schools, but I wasn't the posh girl at the posh boarding schools."[10] She also stated that most of the people at her boarding school in Oxford were from Conservative backgrounds, which meant she and some of her friends often felt like outsiders.[11]
Clarke started to act in stage productions while attending school. She appeared in student productions of Twelfth Night and West Side Story while attending St Edward's School.[14] After taking a sabbatical year, she was accepted into Drama Centre London.[1] Clarke also appeared the 2009 production of Sense, co-produced by theatre company Company of Angels and Drama Centre London.[15]
One of her first film roles was in Drop the Dog, a University of London student short film.[16] She graduated from drama school in 2009.[17] She worked at various non-acting jobs after graduating while auditioning for roles.[18] She starred in two commercials for the charity Samaritans, portraying a domestic abuse victim.[19] Her first credited television role was a bit part in a 2009 episode of the British soap opera Doctors.[20] Clarke was cast in her first professional film role, playing Savannah in the 2010 television film Triassic Attack.[21] The film was released in November 2010 on the Syfy channel in the United States where it received negative reviews.[22] Despite the film's reviews, she was named a "UK Star of Tomorrow" by the film magazine Screen International.[23]
2011–2019: Game of Thrones and worldwide recognition
Clarke received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Daenerys, which traces an arc from frightened girl to powerful woman.[29] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe called her scenes "mesmerising", adding that "Clarke doesn't have a lot of emotional variety to work with as Daenerys, aside from fierce determination, and yet she is riveting."[30]Emily St. James for The A.V. Club commented on the difficulty of adapting such an evolution from page to screen, but concluded that Clarke was able to "more than seal the deal here."[31]
Clarke said by being cast as Daenerys, she had avoided the "typical bonnet duty that you have to go through as a young British actress".[32] In 2017, she reportedly became one of the highest-paid actors on television, earning between £1.2 and £2 million per episode of Game of Thrones.[a] In 2019, she said she had been uncomfortable acting nude in her first experience at age 23 of a large film set, but had since become "a lot more savvy" about what level of nudity is needed for a scene.[35] Clarke received multiple award nominations and wins for her role of Daenerys. She was nominated three times for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013, 2015, and 2016.[36] At the 2019 Emmys, she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, her first nomination in the category.[37]
Clarke's first film role was in the short film Shackled (2012).[42] The film was featured in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video horror anthology seriesMurder Manual.[43] The same year, she starred alongside Elliott Tittensor in the comedy film Spike Island. It details a group of friends who try to get to the namesake island of The Stone Roses 1990 concert.[44] The movie was originally distributed only in the United Kingdom but was subsequently picked up by Level 33 Entertainment for North American distribution in March 2015.[45] From March to April 2013, she played Holly Golightly in a Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany's, a role requiring her to perform a nude scene.[46] The production, along with her performance, received mixed reviews from critics.[47][48] Later that year, she also starred in the black comedy-crime drama film Dom Hemingway alongside Jude Law.[49]
In May 2013 Clarke was cast in a film adaptation of the novel The Garden of Last Days.[50]James Franco was set to direct and star in the film; however, he left the project two weeks before filming after creative differences with the film distributor Millennium Entertainment.[51] In a 2019 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Clarke said she was offered the role of Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey.[52] She said she turned down the part because of the nudity required.[53]
She starred as the female lead, opposite Sam Claflin, in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name, Me Before You. The film which was released on 3 June 2016 and directed by Thea Sharrock, received mixed critical reviews.[57] The film was a box office success with worldwide revenues of $200 million.[58] For her role as Louisa "Lou" Clark, she shared nominations with Sam Claflin for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock and the MTV Television Tearjerker Award.[59][60] In 2017, she played the lead as Nurse Verena in the supernatural psychological thriller film Voice from the Stone. The film was released in April 2017 for a limited theatre run, followed by video on demand and digital HD.[61]
She was cast as the female lead in Solo: A Star Wars Story in November 2016.[62] The movie, which was directed by Ron Howard and premiered in May 2018, details the origins of Star Wars characters Han Solo and Chewbacca.[63] Clarke played Qi'ra, Han's childhood friend and love interest.[64] The film received favourable critical reviews despite being the second-lowest grossing Star Wars film.[65] The film was released worldwide on 25 May 2018.[66] Her performance received positive critical reviews with many calling her one of the standouts of the film.[67] Clarke, along with Jack Huston, was cast in 2016 as leads in the film Above Suspicion (2019). The film is based on a thriller novel by Joe Sharkey and directed by Phillip Noyce, and was announced at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[68] The film received generally favourable reviews with Clarke's performance being highly praised by critics.[69][70] It also had a turbulent release which left it vulnerable to piracy.[71] In late 2019, Clarke starred opposite Henry Golding in the romantic comedy Last Christmas. The film was written by Emma Thompson and directed by Paul Feig.[72] In a January 2020 interview with Bustle magazine, Clarke stated she was inspired by Will Ferrell's character in the 2003 comedy film Elf.[73] Despite its unfavourable reviews, critics praised Clarke's performance,[74][75] and the film went on to become a box office success grossing over $121 million worldwide.[76][77]
Clarke starred as Nina in the West End production of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, directed by Jamie Lloyd, which began previews on 11 March 2020 at the Playhouse Theatre.[78] The production was suspended on 16 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[79] The play was Clarke's first West End production.[80] It resumed two years later in July 2022 and was broadcast internationally via National Theatre Live.[81] The play, along with her portrayal of Nina won acclaim, with critics calling Clarke's performance, "magnetic" and "undeniably charismatic."[82][83] In 2021, Clarke published the first in a series of comic books titled M.O.M.: Mother of Madness that she co-wrote with Marguerite Bennett.[84][85]
Clarke was cast as the lead in the English language adaptation of the 2015 Korean romantic comedy The Beauty Inside.[89] As of October 2019[update], the film was yet to begin production.[90] It was announced in May 2019 that Clarke is set to play the English poet Elizabeth Barrett in the film Let Me Count the Ways, which The Wife director Björn Runge was set to direct.[91]
In 2015, luxury goods company Dior signed Clarke to be the face of the Rose des Vents jewellery collection.[96] In 2018, Dolce & Gabbana announced she would be the brand ambassador for the fragrance "The Only One".[97] She starred in an advertisement, which was directed by Matteo Garrone for the perfume.[98] Cosmetics company Clinique announced Clarke as their first global ambassador in early 2020.[99]
Clarke has lent her support to various charitable organisations. In September 2011, she joined the SMA UK Trust Team as their celebrity ambassador.[100] The SMA Trust raises funds for research into spinal muscular atrophy.[101] In August 2017, she became a patron of Open Door, a nonprofit that aims to help young people gain access to drama school auditions.[102] She auctioned a chance to watch an episode of Game of Thrones with her at the 2018 Sean Penn Charity Gala, which raised over $120,000 benefiting the J/P HRO & Disaster Relief Organizations.[103] In February 2018, she introduced the award recipients at London's Centrepoint Awards, which celebrates the courage shown by homeless young people.[104]
In April 2018, she was named the sole ambassador to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). As the RCN's ambassador, Clarke pledged to use her voice to fight for greater investment in nursing and to challenge misconceptions. Clarke also pledged to join nurses and healthcare workers to tackle the issues affecting the profession, including a falling number in training and shortages in the current workforce.[105]
In 2019, upon revealing the brain aneurysms she suffered in 2011 and 2013, Clarke launched her own charity named SameYou. The organisation aims to broaden neurorehabilitation access for young people after a brain injury or stroke.[108] On 26 September 2019, she co-hosted a YouTube live stream with Irish YouTuber Jacksepticeye that raised over £200,000 for SameYou.[109] After the conclusion of the final season of Game of Thrones, a fundraiser called "Justice for Daenerys" was started in which fans of the series raised over £83,000 for her charity.[110] According to the fundraiser creator, the purpose was to collectively show their appreciation for both Clarke and the character of Daenerys Targaryen.[111] In 2020, Clarke was presented with the Public Leadership in Neurology award by the American Brain Foundation for her efforts in raising awareness about neurorehabilitation.[112][113] In the 2024 New Year Honours, Clarke and her mother, Jennifer Clarke, were both made Members of the Order of the British Empire in the civil division (MBE) for their role in the creation of SameYou.[114][115][116] She was invested with the Insignia on 21 February 2024 at Windsor Castle by the Prince of Wales.[117][118]
In April 2020, Clarke began a fundraiser to help raise funds for her charity's COVID-19 fund.[119] The fundraiser, which aimed to raise £250,000, would support both the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and the University College Hospital in London. The organisation's new initiative aims to make a larger portion of beds available to coronavirus patients by providing a virtual rehabilitation clinic for people recovering from brain injuries and strokes.[120] In a further response to the coronavirus pandemic, Clarke announced the launch of an Instagram series of poetry readings. The readings derive from a collection called The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried-and-True Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind and Soul. She began the series by reading a poem about loneliness, which she dedicated to her charity SameYou and announced that other performers would be joining the initiative, stating that every performer would dedicate their reading to a charity of their choosing.[121]
In September 2020, she joined Emma Thompson, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Robert Lindsay in a virtual reading of the play Private Lives by English playwright Noël Coward. It was announced that all funds raised from the performance would be used as a crisis grant to support those in the theatre industry who were struggling financially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[122]
Clarke is of Indian descent on her mother's side, as her maternal grandmother was the child of an extramarital relationship between Clarke's great-grandmother and a man from British India.[125] She credits this background for her family having a "history of fighters", stating, "The fact that [my grandmother] had to hide her skin colour, essentially, and try desperately to fit in with everyone else must've been incredibly difficult."[126] Clarke has also publicly discussed her ties to India, stating that she is proud of her Indian heritage and sees it as an integral part of her identity.[125][1][127]
In a 2013 interview with Allure, Clarke stated that her mother had rules when she was growing up: "Don't do drugs, don't have sex, and don't touch your eyebrows." She stated that she was bullied as a child for "having ridiculous eyebrows".[134]
Her father, who was an important figure in her life, died in 2016 due to cancer.[135] Clarke stated that "My father always told me — Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their bookshelf."[136]
In an essay she wrote for The New Yorker in 2019, Clarke revealed that she had suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm in February 2011. She underwent urgent endovascular coiling surgery and subsequently suffered from aphasia, at one point being unable to say her name. She had a second aneurysm surgically treated in 2013.[1]
Once filming wrapped on the final season of Game of Thrones, Clarke, as a tribute to her role as Daenerys Targaryen, celebrated her time on the show with a wrist tattoo featuring a trio of flying dragons.[139]
^ abCusack, Jenny (16 May 2019). "Emilia Clarke | Put a Record On, Watch the World Grow". Flaunt. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020. She describes her school in Oxford as "posh." Most of the people there were from Conservative backgrounds, which meant she and a few friends often felt like outsiders.
^Garcia-Navarro, Lulu (3 November 2019). "Emilia Clarke on 'Last Christmas,' Brexit and Life after 'Game of Thrones'". NPR. National Public Radio, Inc. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020. So I've had the good fortune of being in this incredible show with this incredible character. And my goodness, if I were to get stereotyped as the mother of dragons, I could ask for worse. It's really quite wonderful.
^Film, The Amazing Maurice. "USA Release Date Confirmed". The Amazing Maurice Film. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ abAftab, Kaleem (21 November 2017). "Emilia Clarke in Bloom". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020. It's this epic story: My grandmother was colonial Indian, and it was a big old family secret because her mum had an affair with someone in India
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