History Creator / EmiliaClarke

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Unknown

In 2012, Clarke appeared in Spike Island, a film named after the location of The Stone Roses' seminal 1990 gig. From March to April 2013, Clarke played Holly Golightly in a Broadway production of ''Literature/BreakfastAtTiffanys''. In May, it was announced that she had joined the feature film Garden of Last Days. In July 2015, Clarke played Sarah Connor in ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'' -- speaking of which, she is not related to Creator/JasonClarke. In 2016, she appeared in the romantic drama ''Film/MeBeforeYou'', in 2017, she starred in the psychological thriller ''Film/VoiceFromTheStone'', and in 2018 she starred in ''Film/{{Solo}}'' as Han's FirstLove, Qi'ra.

** She auditioned to play Sharon Carter in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', but the role went to Creator/EmilyVanCamp.

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse
** ''Secret Invasion'' (2022) as Unknown

* ''Film/{{Solo}}'' (2017) as Qi'ra

*** She admitted feeling uncomfortable about the numerous nude scenes in Season 1 and found scenes involving her character being sexually assaulted distressing, even [[CreatorBreakdown going off to cry in the toilets]] between takes. She later negotiated to have less nude scenes in subsequent seasons and stated that in hindsight she would've handled it differently.
-->"The last time that I was naked on camera on [''Game of Thrones''] was a long time ago, and yet it is the only question that I ever get asked because I am a woman. And it’s annoying as hell, and I’m sick and tired of it, because I did it for the character - I didn’t do it so some guy could check out my tits, for God’s sake."

* CreatorBacklash: ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'', [[http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/21/emilia-clarke-bluntly-says-no-to-returning-as-sarah-connor-in-terminator-sequels-5831606/ her refusal to reprise the role of Sarah Connor is a reason why she hates this movie]]. Even before she had filmed it, she thought she was naive to accept the role of Sarah so early in her career.

Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke (born 23 October 1986 in London, England) is an English actress.

* NippleAndDimed: Famously averted this in her role as Daenerys from ''Game of Thrones'', to the point that non-viewers tend to associate her nudity with the show as a whole. This despite the fact that Dany's onscreen toplessness pretty much stopped after season 1.

* DyeingForYourArt: She's a brunette. [[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/game-of-thrones-emilia-clarke-on-season-4-secrets-bad-ass-sarah-connor/#/0 And had to wear a huge blonde wig under the scorching Morocco sun for her most famous role.]]

* PlayingAgainstType: As a dorky CuteClumsyGirl in ''Film/MeBeforeYou''.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (2011 -- 2019) as Daenerys Targaryen

* ''Film/LastChristmas'' (2019) as Katarina "Kate"

* DawsonCasting: Her babyface and stature have put this trope into effect for many of her best-known roles. In ''Film/MeBeforeYou'', where she would've been pushing 30, she plays 26-year-old Louisa. 3 years later, in ''Film/LastChristmas'', she's ''still'' playing a character younger than 27 — and, possibly, even younger than Louisa, although it isn't specified. ''Film/{{Solo}}'' provides one of the most extreme examples; Qi'ra is only 18 at the start, then 21 after the TimeSkip, yet Clarke was nearly ''31'' during filming.

In 2010, Clarke was cast as Daenerys Targaryen in the Creator/{{HBO}} series ''Series/GameOfThrones'', which is based on the book series ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin. She was cast after fellow British actress Tamzin Merchant was replaced for undisclosed reasons. The show debuted in April 2011 to universally positive reviews and was quickly picked up by the network for a second season. Clarke won the 2011 [=EWwy=] Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for her role as Daenerys. In 2013, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. She was also voted the [[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman most desirable woman in the world]] by Askmen readers in 2014.

* ''Film/MeBeforeYou'' (2016)

* PlayingAgainstType: As an {{Adorkable}} CuteClumsyGirl in ''Film/MeBeforeYou''.

Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke (born 23 October 1986) is an English actress.

* DawsonCasting: Her babyface and stature have put this trope into effect for many of her best-known roles. In ''Film/MeBeforeYou'', where she would've been pushing 30, she plays 26-year-old Louisa. 3 years later, in ''Film/LastChristmas'', she's ''still'' playing a character younger than 27 — and, possibly, even younger than Louisa, although it isn't specified. Probably the most extreme example is ''Film/{{Solo}}; Qi'ra is only 18 at the start, then 21 after the TimeSkip, yet Clarke was nearly ''31'' during filming.

* DawsonCasting: Her babyface and stature have put this trope into effect for many of her best-known roles. In ''Film/MeBeforeYou'', where she would've been pushing 30, she plays 26-year-old Louisa. 3 years later, in ''Film/LastChristmas'', she's ''still'' playing a character younger than 27 — and, possibly, even younger than Louisa, although it isn't specified.

* TheCastShowoff: David Benioff attributes Emilia with often being "too fucking funny!" off set. Shame Dany's comedic scenes in GOT are few to none. But Music/{{Coldplay}} made sure to employ Clarke's comedic chops [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfI_mUIvYq8 by having her sing a reggae song about Daenerys.]]

!!Associated Tropes

* {{Adorkable}}: This side of her really comes out in interviews and often on her Instagram.

* MsFanservice: Her various nude scenes on ''Game of Thrones'', plus a brief fanservice-y scene in ''Terminator Genisys'' and role as [[FemmeFatale Qi'ra]] in ''Solo''.

* OverlyLongName: He full name is Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke. After a surgery following an aneurysm, she briefly suffered aphasia and couldn't remember it.

* FunnyCharacterBoringActor: Inverted. Daenerys is a very serious, humourless queen. Emilia is known for being very funny and goofy out of character. ''Film/MeBeforeYou'' is closer to her real personality.

* MsFanservice: Her various nude scenes on ''Game of Thrones'', plus a brief fanservice-y scene in ''Terminator Genisys''.

* TheDanza: She plays Louisa Clark in ''Film/MeBeforeYou''.