Emilia Clarke
Emilia Clarke ( born May 1, 1987 in London, England) is a British actress who gained her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the fantasy series Game of Thrones fame.
Life and career
Emilia Clarke was born in May 1987 in London, England, and grew up in the area of Berkshire. Clarke's father is a sound engineer at the theater, her mother, businesswoman and her brother studied politics. Your interest in acting began at the age of three years after they had seen the musical Show Boat, in which her father had worked at the time. She attended from 2000 to 2005 in Oxford St Edward's School and from 2005 to 2007 Rye St Antony School before she completed her studies at the Drama Centre London, graduating in 2009.
Their first experience, they could in two plays in St. Edwards, win ten plays at the Drama Centre London in 2009 and a commercial for the charity Samaritans. Her acting debut was in 2009 in the role of Saskia Mayer in an episode of the soap opera Doctors and 2010 as Savannah in Syfy 's TV movie Triassic Attack.
The big breakthrough for the actress was the role of Daenerys Targaryen in the TV fantasy series Game of Thrones, which is based on the book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. She was hired as a replacement for the British actress Tamzin Merchant who failed for unknown reasons. The series launched in April 2011 and got a lot of positive reviews and was quickly renewed for a second season. Clarke won the 2011 EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Daenerys. Furthermore, Clarke was nominated for the first time for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and 2014 for a People's Choice Award for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress in 2013.
Private life
In September 2012, it was announced that Clarke was in a relationship with Seth MacFarlane for several months, but they separated in March 2013.
Filmography
- 2009: Doctors (TV series, one episode )
- 2010: Triassic Attack
- Since 2011: Game of Thrones ( TV series)
- 2012: Spike Iceland
- 2013: Futurama (TV series, one episode, voice )
- 2013: Dom Hemingway