Emilia Clarke
Emilia Clarke
Emilia Isabelle Euphemia Rose Clarkeis an English actress. She is best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series Game of Thrones, for which she received three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013, 2015 and 2016. Clarke made her Broadway debut in a production of Breakfast at Tiffany's as Holly Golightly in March 2013. In 2015, she starred as Sarah Connor in Terminator Genisys and in 2016 she starred in...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth26 October 1986
CityLondon, England
I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, and they were getting ready for a life of unemployment, so they're just happy I'm in work!
I want to be known for my acting, not for my breasts.
Don’t do drugs, don’t have sex, and don’t touch your eyebrows.
Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf
Personally, I'd like as many children as I can pop out, I reckon. You come from a happy family; you want to create a happy family. And in the same breath, I'd like to be on stage at England's National Theatre, doing Miller and Chekhov. Give me a Sam Mendes/Tennessee Williams combination-that would be glorious. And to be making some Oscar-worthy movies with Scorsese. I'm always looking for the hard road. That way, you remain interested and interesting. Hopefully.
I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a spot of green.
Music is something that's always been a huge part of my life.
I spent most of my life watching HBO series wishing that at some point in my career I might be able to work with them.
All of the press and stuff - that's the scary stuff. The acting is what I got trained to do.
I've read all the 'Game of Thrones' books many times over, so I sometimes find it easier being on set, because it can be hard to get out of character.
The calibre of TV's changing. It's becoming much more epic. To rival film, definitely.
I grew up around horses, but acting and riding on camera is a whole different thing.
I came out of my mum's stomach going, 'I want to be an actor!'
After my last audition for 'Game of Thrones,' they said, 'Congratulations, princess.' I was like, 'Bye-bye, call centre.'