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Emilia Clarke
File:Emilia Clarke 2013 (Straighten Colors).jpg
Clarke at the Hollywood premiere of Game of Thrones Season 3 in March 2013.
Born (1987-05-01) 1 May 1987 (age 37)[1]
London, England
Alma materDrama Centre London
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Emilia Clarke (born 1 May 1987) is an English actress, best known for portraying Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO medieval-fantasy series Game of Thrones.[2]

Early life

Clarke was born in London, England, and grew up in Berkshire.[3] Clarke's father is a theatre sound engineer,[4] her mother is a businesswoman, and her younger brother is studying politics. 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 (2000–2005)[5] and Rye St Antony before studying at Drama Centre London where she graduated in 2009.[6]

Career

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 movie Triassic Attack. Screen International magazine named her as one of the "UK Stars Of Tomorrow".[8]

In 2010 she 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]

Clarke will appear in a new documentary feature in 2013 titled Spike Island, named after the location of The Stone Roses' seminal 1990 gig.[12][13]

In March 2013, Clarke played the lead role of Holly Golightly in a Broadway production of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's. [14]

In May 2013 it was announced that Clarke had joined the feature film Garden of Last Days opposite James Franco.[15]

Personal life

As of September 2012, Clarke was reported to be dating Seth MacFarlane.[16] On 20 March 2013, it was reported that she and MacFarlane ended their relationship.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Doctors Saskia Mayer TV series (1 episode: "Empty Nest")
2010 Triassic Attack Savannah TV film
2011-present Game of Thrones Daenerys Targaryen TV series (25 episodes)
2012 Spike Island Sally
2012 Shackled Malu Short
2013 Futurama[18] Marianne (voice)[19] TV series (1 episode "Stench and Stenchibility")
2013 Dom Hemingway Evelyn Post-production
2013 Garden of Last Days April Pre-production

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue
2013 Breakfast at Tiffany's Holly Golightly Cort Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Result
2011 Game of Thrones Scream Award for Breakout Performance - Female Won
2011 Game of Thrones SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (shared with the cast) Nominated
2013 Game of Thrones Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Supporting Actress Pending

References

  1. ^ Blickley, Leigh (1 May 2013). "Emilia Clarke's Birthday: 'Game Of Thrones' Star Turns 26 Today". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ^ Ryan, Maureen (21 May 2010). "Exclusive: 'Game of Thrones' recasts noble role". Chicago Tribune.
  3. ^ "Actor Bio: Emilia Clarke". Game of Thrones: Cast and Crew. HBO. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b Nathanson, Hannah (1 April 2011). "Game of Thrones is good news for Brit stars". Evening Standard. ...says Emilia, 23.
  5. ^ a b "OSE to star in new HBO drama". St Edward's School. 14 February 2011.
  6. ^ a b "top 1 most beaitufl : Spotlight Actresses 2010/2011". Spotlight. Retrieved 27 September 2011. ngangu to
  7. ^ Lisa's Story (YouTube). Samaritans. 16 November 2009.
  8. ^ "UK STARS OF TOMORROW 2010". Screen Daily. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Emilia Clarke Was Not the First Choice to Play Daenerys Targaryen on 'Game of Thrones'". Yahoo. 30 March 2013.
  10. ^ "HBO Re-commissions 'Game of Thrones'". IFTN. 19 April 2011.
  11. ^ "EWwy Awards 2011: Meet Your Winners!". Entertainment Weekly. EW.com. 19 September 2011.
  12. ^ http://thefilmstage.com/news/lesley-manville-and-emilia-clarke-travel-to-spike-island-with-the-stone-roses/
  13. ^ http://www.movieplayer.it/film/spike-island_32489/cast/
  14. ^ "Breakfast at Tiffany's Coming to Broadway with Emilia Clarke". Broadway Tour. BroadwayTour.net. 13 October 2012.
  15. ^ http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/113469/Games-of-Thrones-Star-Emilia-Clarke-Cast-in-New-Film-Garden-of-Last-Days-Alongside-James-Franco
  16. ^ "PICS: Seth McFarlane Dating Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke!". USA Magazine. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  17. ^ http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/seth-macfarlane-game-thrones-star-emilia-clarke-breakup-153129472.html
  18. ^ 'Game of Thrones' star Emilia Clarke to guest on 'Futurama' -- EXCLUSIVE
  19. ^ Countdown to Futurama: Marianne

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