# Emilia Clarke

_British actress (born 1986)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke (born 23 October 1986) 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).

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 23 October 1986 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235132#P569))
- **Place of birth:** London ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235132#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235132#P27))
- **Occupation:** actor; stage actor; film actor; television actor; model; comics writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235132#P106))
- **Education:** Drama Centre London; Rye St Antony School; St Edward's School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235132#P69))
- **Awards:** Member of the Order of the British Empire ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235132#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** emiliaclarke ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235132#P2002))
- **Facebook:** emiliaclarke ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235132#P2013))
- **Instagram:** emilia_clarke ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235132#P2003))
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## About

Clarke's television debut was a guest appearance in the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors in 2009, 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. She also played G'iah in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries Secret Invasion (2023).

## Questions

**When was Emilia Clarke born?**  
Emilia Clarke was born on 23 October 1986 in London.

**Where did Emilia Clarke study?**  
Emilia Clarke was educated at Drama Centre London, Rye St Antony School, St Edward's School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Emilia Clarke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_Clarke) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): एमिलिया क्लार्क](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q235132](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235132) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Emilia Clarke Dior Roses des Vents.png by https://vimeo.com/condenastrussia (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emilia_Clarke_Dior_Roses_des_Vents.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Emilia Clarke, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Emilia Clarke Dior Roses des Vents.png — https://vimeo.com/condenastrussia, CC BY 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Emilia Clarke". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/emilia-clarke. Retrieved 5 November 2026.