Emilia Clarke

Emilia Clarke

Known for
Acting
Born
October 23, 1986 (age 40)
Birthplace
London, England, UK

Biography

Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke, MBE (born 23 October 1986), is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards. She is also known for playing Sarah Connor in the science fiction film Terminator: Genisys (2015) and Qi'ra in the Star Wars film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), as well as starring in the romantic dramas Me Before You (2016) and Last Christmas (2019). Clarke studied at Drama Centre London, appearing in a number of stage productions. Her television debut was a guest appearance in the 2009 BBC One medical soap opera Doctors, at age 22. Clarke made her Broadway debut as Holly Golightly in the play Breakfast at Tiffany's (2013) and played Nina in a West End production of The Seagull that was suspended due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. She also had a role named G'iah in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries, Secret Invasion (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Emilia Clarke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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An Ideal Wife poster

An Ideal Wife

Movie · as Constance Lloyd

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When Darkness Loves Us

When Darkness Loves Us

Movie

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The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life poster

The Amazing Maurice: The Waters of Life

Movie · as Malicia (voice)

2027
Criminal poster

Criminal

TV · as Mallory · 8 eps

2026
Next Life poster

Next Life

Movie · as Ivy

2026
Variety’s Power of Women London poster

Variety’s Power of Women London

Movie · as Self

2026
PONIES poster

PONIES

TV · as Bea · 8 eps

2026
TFI Unplugged poster

TFI Unplugged

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
The Twits poster

The Twits

Movie · as Pippa (voice)

2024
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland poster

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

Movie · as Queen of Hearts (voice)

2024
THE FAKE JON SNOW poster

THE FAKE JON SNOW

Movie · as Danaerys Targaryen

2023
The Pod Generation poster

The Pod Generation

Movie · as Rachel

2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion poster

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

Movie · as Self - 'G'iah'

2023
Secret Invasion poster

Secret Invasion

TV · as G'iah · 6 eps

2022
National Theatre Live: The Seagull poster

National Theatre Live: The Seagull

Movie · as Nina

2022
The Amazing Maurice poster

The Amazing Maurice

Movie · as Malicia (voice)

2021
The Game of Thrones Reunion Hosted by Conan O'Brien poster

The Game of Thrones Reunion Hosted by Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2020
Murder Manual poster

Murder Manual

Movie · as Malu

2019
Above Suspicion poster

Above Suspicion

Movie · as Susan Smith

2019
Last Christmas poster

Last Christmas

Movie · as Kate Andrich

2019
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch poster

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

Movie · as Self

2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story poster

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Movie · as Qi'ra

2018
Leading Lady Parts poster

Leading Lady Parts

Movie · as Actress #1

2017
Voice from the Stone poster

Voice from the Stone

Movie · as Verena

2016
Me Before You poster

Me Before You

Movie · as Louisa 'Lou' Clark

2016
Animals. poster

Animals.

TV · as Lumpy (voice) · 1 ep

2015
Terminator Genisys poster

Terminator Genisys

Movie · as Sarah Connor

2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience poster

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

Movie · as Daenerys Targaryen

2015
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life poster

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

Movie · as Self

2015
Game of Thrones: Spanish Kingdom Special

Game of Thrones: Spanish Kingdom Special

Movie · as Self

2015
Game of Thrones: The Musical poster

Game of Thrones: The Musical

Movie · as Daenerys Targaryen

2015
Thunderbirds Are Go! poster

Thunderbirds Are Go!

TV · as Doyle (Voice) · 1 ep

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
Dom Hemingway poster

Dom Hemingway

Movie · as Evelyn

2012
Spike Island poster

Spike Island

Movie · as Sally

2012
Shackled poster

Shackled

Movie · as Malu

2011
Game of Thrones poster

Game of Thrones

TV · as Daenerys Targaryen · 73 eps

2010
Triassic Attack poster

Triassic Attack

Movie · as Savannah

2009
Drop the Dog poster

Drop the Dog

Movie · as Julie

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps

2005
Robot Chicken poster

Robot Chicken

TV · as Bridget (voice) · 1 ep

2000
Doctors poster

Doctors

TV · as Saskia Mayer · 1 ep

1999
Futurama poster

Futurama

TV · as Marianne (voice) · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1981
Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep