Emilia Clarke Bio | Wiki
Emilia Clarke is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayal as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones. Emilia has received various accolades, including an Empire Award, a Saturn Award, three Critics’ Choice Award nominations, and four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
In 2019, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Emilia made her Broadway debut as Holly Golightly in the 2013 play Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She also played Nina in a West End production of The Seagull that was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emilia Clarke Age
Emilia was born on October 23, 1986, in London, United Kingdom. She is 36 years old.
Emilia Clarke Height
She is a woman of short stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 2 in (Approx. 1.57 m).
Emilia Clarke Family
She was born in London, to her parents Peter Clarke and Jennifer. Emilia grew up in Oxfordshire. Her father was a theatre sound engineer from Wolverhampton, while her mother was a businesswoman and is the vice president for marketing at a global management consulting firm as of 2020.
Emilia is of Indian ethnic origin on her mother’s side of the family. Her older brother, Bennett, works in the entertainment industry and was part of the camera department on Game of Thrones. Emilia said she became interested in acting at age three after seeing the musical Show Boat. When she was ten, her father took her to a West End audition for The Goodbye Girl, a musical by Neil Simon.
Emilia Clarke Boyfriend
Emilia is believed to be currently single. Her last relationship was with film director Charlie McDowell, but that ended in 2019 after a year together. She previously dated comedian and actor Seth MacFarlane for a year. They began dating in 2012. MacFarlane and Emilia’s romance ended in 2013, a heartbreaking turn of events.
Emilia Clarke Education
She attended Rye St Antony School in Headington and St Edward’s School, in Oxford, which she left in 2005. In a 2016 interview with Time Out, Emilia stated “I went to posh boarding schools, but I wasn’t the posh girl at the posh boarding schools.
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. After graduation, Emilia unsuccessfully applied to RADA, LAMDA, and Guildhall. She worked and traveled before entering the Drama Centre London, from which she graduated in 2009.
Emilia Clarke Game Of Thrones | Daenerys Targaryen
Emilia was cast in her third professional role in 2010, as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. It is based on the fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. Daenerys is one of the last surviving members of House Targaryen who had ruled Westeros from the Iron Throne for nearly three hundred years prior to being ousted.
Actress Tamzin Merchant was originally cast for the part of Daenerys. When the pilot episode was re-shot in early 2010, Merchant was replaced by Clarke. The show ran from April 2011 until May 2019, with Emilia portraying Daenerys throughout all eight seasons.
Emilia Clarke Brain | Aneurysm
In an essay she wrote for The New Yorker in 2019, Emilia revealed that she had suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage 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 recall her own name.
She had a second aneurysm surgically treated in 2013. In 2019, upon revealing the brain aneurysms, she launched her own charity named SameYou. The organization aims to broaden neurorehabilitation access for young people after a brain injury or stroke
Emilia Clarke Star Wars
Emilia was cast as the female lead in Solo: A Star Wars Story in November 2016. The movie, which was directed by Ron Howard and premiered in May 2018, details the origins of Star Wars characters Han Solo and Chewbacca.
Emilia played Qi’ra, Han’s childhood friend and love interest. The film received favorable critical reviews despite being the second-lowest-grossing Star Wars film. The film was released worldwide on 25 May 2018. Emilia’s performance received positive critical reviews with many calling her one of the standouts of the film.
Emilia Clarke Tattoo
Once filming wrapped on the final season of Game of Thrones, she, 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.
Emilia Clarke Marvel | Secret Invasion
In April 2021, Emilia joined the cast of the upcoming series Secret Invasion for Disney+, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The show is set to premiere in 2023.
Emilia Clarke Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Emilia’s estimated net worth is $20 million.
How Old Is Emilia Clarke
She is 36 years old. Emilia was born on October 23, 1986, in London, United Kingdom.