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Emilia Clarke

(1986) Actor United Kingdom

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Emilia Clarke is an actor from the United Kingdom, best known for M. O. M..

Quick Facts About Emilia Clarke

Born: October 23, 1986
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Actor
Notable works: M. O. M.
Known for: Game of Thrones

About Emilia Clarke

Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke is an English actress. She achieved international recognition 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 widely known for playing Sarah Connor in the science-fiction film Terminator: Genisys (2015) and Qi'ra in the film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and for starring in the romantic dramas Me Before You (2016) and Last Christmas (2019).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Member of the Order of the British Empire

Quotes by Emilia Clarke

One of the first houses we lived in was like out of a fairy story. We had a stream that ran through…

Crazy

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I'm just a girl who loves mascara.

Girl

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Me and heels are very good friends.

Friends

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I don't get much studio stuff. I'm usually on location, and I know that some people think that acting is so glamorous,…

Acting

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American naturalism is what my indulgent actor side loves: a bit of Tennessee Williams, a bit of Clifford Odets, August Wilson -…

Actor

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Valyrian is oddly easier than Dothraki. It's got a more lyrical flow to it that feels more familiar to the way I…

Easier

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One of the many things I love about Daenerys from Game of Thrones is she's given me an opportunity to fly the…

Daenerys

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I tried a robin heart once. It wasn't very good.

Good

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You come from a happy family; you want to create a happy family.

Come

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Any opportunity to get into fashion and find a beautiful dress, I'm very definitely excited about that.

About

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My mother taught me to cleanse, tone, and moisturize twice a day, so I always do that - I could be partying…

Always

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You have to do whatever jobs you can to pay the rent.

Jobs

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The '90s were really just bad for fashion and hair.

Fashion

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I came out of my mum's stomach going, 'I want to be an actor!'

Actors

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I want to be known for my acting, not for my breasts.

Acting

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My father always says, ‘Never trust anyone who has a TV bigger than their bookshelf.’ So I make sure I read. Back…

And love

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I think 'Game Of Thrones' is incredibly true to the books. I think the fans will, hopefully, be very pleased with how…

Books

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Croatia has been glorious - it's so beautiful, and I want to go back as often as I can.

Back

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My dad took me for an audition once, to show me, OK, you want to be a child actor, this is what…

About

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If you spend too much time wondering what you're going to feel like in year five, you're not going to feel anything…

Anything

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I grew up around horses, but acting and riding on camera is a whole different thing.

Acting

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I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a…

Able

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After my last audition for 'Game of Thrones,' they said, 'Congratulations, princess.' I was like, 'Bye-bye, call centre.'

Auditions

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Music is something that's always been a huge part of my life.

Huge

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Don’t do drugs, don’t have sex, and don’t touch your eyebrows.

Drug

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Emilia Clarke by topic

Theatre (11) Very (8) Girl (8)