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Emilia Clarke is best known for playing Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, which ran from April 2011 until May 2019. She appeared in all eight seasons of the show across 62 episodes and received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the role.
Clarke suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm in February 2011, shortly after filming the first season of Game of Thrones. She underwent endovascular coiling surgery and temporarily lost the ability to speak, a condition called aphasia. A second aneurysm was surgically treated in 2013.
Clarke founded SameYou in 2019, an organisation that aims to broaden access to neurorehabilitation for young people recovering from brain injury or stroke. In the 2024 New Year Honours, Clarke and her mother Jennifer were both made Members of the Order of the British Empire for their work with SameYou.
Clarke played Sarah Connor in Terminator Genisys (2015), Qi'ra in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and G'iah in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries Secret Invasion (2023). Her role in Terminator Genisys was part of a film that grossed over $440 million worldwide despite negative critical reception.
By 2017, Clarke reportedly earned between £1.2 and £2 million per episode of Game of Thrones, making her one of the highest-paid actors on television at the time.
Clarke made her Broadway debut from March to April 2013, playing Holly Golightly in a production of Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Cort Theatre. The production received mixed critical reviews.