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
If you spend too much time wondering what you're going to feel like in year five, you're not going to feel anything in year one.
I think as a woman it's in our nature to nurture someone else. Sometimes at the expense of ourselves.
I think the reason why strong women have such a powerful impact is that you've got the strength of a man with the heart and sensitivity of a woman.
Croatia has been glorious - it's so beautiful, and I want to go back as often as I can.
My dad took me for an audition once, to show me, 'OK, you want to be a child actor, this is what it's like.' I sang a folk song about donkeys on this West End stage with this big director, and there was a queue of 200 girls all singing 'Memory.' I was terrible. Terrible.
I learned more doing 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' than I did during three years at drama school.
I don't get much studio stuff. I'm usually on location, and I know that some people think that acting is so glamorous, but believe me, it's not!
I want to be known for my acting, not for my breasts.
Never in a million years did I think 'Game of Thrones' was going to take off like it did.
I tried a robin heart once. It wasn't very good.
When I was in my teens, I thought, 'Would I like to try and work hard at being an actor, or do I want to work hard at doing something musical?' Acting won out, but I do really enjoy those moments where I get to just belt something out.
American naturalism is what my indulgent actor side loves: a bit of Tennessee Williams, a bit of Clifford Odets, August Wilson - I would just love to tackle some of that.
Any opportunity to get into fashion and find a beautiful dress, I'm very definitely excited about that.
I wear tinted moisturized since, on the stage, we tend to wear such heavy stage makeup.