Indian actress Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke or popularly known as Emilia Clarke was born on October 23, 1986 in London and grew up in Oxfordshire. Her father Peter Clarke was a theatre sound engineer while her mother Jennifer was a businesswoman and is the vice-president for marketing at a global management consulting firm as of 2020.
Emilia did her schooling at the Rye St Antony School in Headington and then at St Edward’s School, Oxford which she left in 2005. After that, she completed her graduation and then tried applying to RADA, LAMDA, and Guildhall. However, she had already started developing an interest in acting at the age of 3 when she saw a musical show.
During her school days, she started acting in stage productions and also appearing the student productions of Twelfth Night and the West Side Story. Later, she worked in many non-acting jobs after graduation while she was also auditioning for roles. During this while, she featured in two commercials for the charity, Samaritans. However, her first credited television role was up with the British soap opera, Doctors. Later, she was cast in her first professional film in the 2010 television film, Triassic Attack.
After working in multiple shows and films, Clarke finally got recognition with the HBO fantasy series, Game of Thrones in which she was seen portraying the role of Daenerys in all eight seasons. He gained immense popularity from the series.
In 2012, she got her first film role in the short film, Shackled which was featured in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video horror anthology series, Murder Manual. Later, she was seen in the film Terminator Genisys which was a big hit and she was also nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Star – Female. Following that, she appeared in films like Voice from the Stone, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Leading Lady Parts, Last Christmas, etc.
She also worked in many television series like Robot Chicken, Animals, Thunderbirds Are Go, Secret Invasion, etc.
Apart from acting, Emilia is also an active participant in charitable organizations and health programs extending her support to many initiatives and causes. She has also been a part of many fundraising initiatives for charity purposes.
Name | Emilia Clarke |
Nick Name | Mily, Em |
Profession | Actress |
Famous Role | Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series Games Of The Thrones |
Date of Birth | 23 October 1986 |
Age | 36 Years (2022) |
Birth Place | Berkshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Hometown | Berkshire, England |
School | Rye St. Antony School, St Edward’s School, Oxford |
Collage | Drama Center London (2009) |
Debut | Film Debut: Spike Island (2012) TV Debut: Doctors (2009 |
Religion | Mostly Non-religious. Believes in God |
Zodiac Sign | Libra (Cusp Scorpio) |

Emilia Clarke Career
- Her early acting work included two stage plays at her school and then ten plays at the Drama Centre London.
- Next, she initially worked in TV series like Doctors and then in TV film, Triassic Attack.
- In 2011, she was cast in HBO’s fantasy series, Game of Thrones. For this, she also won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama.
- In 2012, she worked in films like Spike Island and Shackled.
- Next, she was seen in the film, Dom Hemingway following which she appeared in the science fiction film, Terminator Genisys.
- In 2016, she was seen in the film, Me Before You which was a major hit. In the same year, she gave voice to the character of Bridget in an episode of Robot Chicken. She also gave voice to shows like Thunderbirds Are Go and Animals.
Emilia Clarke Family
Father Name | Mr. Peter Clarke is a Theatre Sound Engineer |
Mother Name | Ms. Jennifer Clarke is an Entrepreneur |
Brother | Name Not Known (Studying Politics) |
Sister | None |
Husband | SIngle |
Emilia Clarke Relationship / Marital Status & Many More
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs / Boyfriend | Seth MacFarlane (American Cartoonist, 2012-13)![]() James Franco – Emilia and actor James were rumored to be dating in 2013. ![]() Cory Michael Smith – (American Actor, 2014) ![]() Jai Courtney – (Australian actor, 2014) ![]() |
Husband/ Spouse | Single |
Marriage date | N/A |
Marriage Place | N/A |
Children | N/A |
Physical Stats
Height | In Centimeter – 165 cm In Meter – 1.65 m In feet & inches – 5’5 |
Weight | In Kilogram- 54 Kg In Pounds – 119lbs |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Brown |
Emilia Clarke Favorite
Favorite Actor | N/A |
Favorite Actress | N/A |
Favorite Song | N/A |
Favorite Movie | N/A |
Favorite Cuisine | Italian, Indian |
Favorite Color | Red, Blue, Yellow |
Favorite Sport | N/A |
Favorite Destination | Paris, New York |
Emilia Clarke Education
School | Rye St. Antony School, St Edward’s School, Oxford |
Collage | Drama Center London (2009) |
Educational Qualification | Graduate in Drama |
Emilia Clarke’s Net Worth
Net Worth | USD $ 18 Million Doller |
Salary | N/A |
Income Source | Acting |
Car Collection | N/A |

Some Unknown facts about Emilia Clarke
- Does Emilia Clarke Drink?: Yes
- Does Emilia Clarke Smoke?: No
- One of her first film roles was for a University of London students’ short film.
- She has been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013 and 2015.
- The Game of Thrones actress has a really long name which is Emilia Isabelle Euphemia Rose Clarke.
- She started her career with television.
- The actress has heterochromia due to which her eyes are of two different colours.
- Emilia was not the first choice in Game of Thrones. The role was to be played by British actress Tamzin Merchant.
- She wore a wig for her role in Game of Thrones.
- She had only 24 hours to prepare for her audition for Games of Thrones and called in sick at her catering job, searched about the books and mailed the application.
- She was bullied for her eyebrows in school.
- While growing up, her mom had three rules for her – “Don’t do drugs, don’t have sex, and don’t touch your eyebrows.” Her mom also told her that her eyebrows are gonna be helpful later in her life.