Emilia Clarke: News

She was the Mother of Dragons. She was the Breaker of Chains. She was the Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea. She was Daenerys Stormborn of the House of Targaryen, a fictional character from one of the best TV series of the 21st century - 'Game of Thrones.' If there was ever someone more favorite to fans of the show than Daenerys, it was the bubbly actress who played her - Emilia Clarke. Born on October 23, 1986, in London, Clarke showed an interest in acting from an early age. She did her schooling at Rye St. Antony School and St. Edward’s School. She graduated in 2009 from Drama Centre London. In 2009, she appeared in a University of London short film ‘Drop the Dog.’ She made her first television appearance in an episode of ‘Doctors’ in the same year. Her first film was the 2010 TV film ‘Triassic Attack.’ In 2010, she was cast as Daenerys Targaryen in ‘Game of Thrones’ and played the role from 2011 till 2019. She rose to global fame on the back of her performance in the show. Clarke has since gone on to act in films such as ‘Terminator Genisys’ (2015), ‘Me Before You’ (2016), etc. She has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards (2013, 2015, 2016, and 2019) and has won the Britannia Award for Best British Artist of the Year (2018).