Emilia Clarke: 7 things you need to know about the Game of Thrones star

Since her appearance in Game of Thrones in 2011 and a well-deserved launch, Emilia Clarke seems ready to try her hand at any genre (drama, SF or even theater), full of hidden talent and an unmatched love for comedy. And it wasn’t the failures of spin-offs Solo: A Star Wars Story and Terminator: Genisys that sapped its energy. We will also soon find an actor in the series Marvel Secret Invasion.

Here are seven things you should know about the actor.

Emilia Clarke knew early on that she wanted to be an actress. In an interview given in June 2013independentHe even jokingly said: “I came out of my mother’s womb and said: I want to be an actor!”

In fact, a little later, at the age of three, little Emilia discovered the magic of the game when she went to visit. Showbot, his father, a sound engineer, works on the part. At the age of 11, he first tried his luck at an audition for a Broadway show.

Completely unaware of the preparation required for the audition, he arrives with his hands in his pockets before realizing he’d better prepare something. At that time, one of the only songs that comes to him – and that he sings – is “if you want to be my girlfriend” The Spice Girls!

After completing the three-year course in St Drama Center From London and acted in several productions, and just a year before playing Dany in Game of Thrones, Emilia Clarke appeared in an episode of Doctors in 2009, but also in a charity advertisement. Samaritans.

Association whose mission is to help people in emotional distress and, in particular, to prevent suicide, as well as fight against domestic violence. In this campaign, the so-called Lisa’s story (Emilia is Lisa), the four actresses face the camera with a face that has reached the limit of emotion, conveying disturbing and wordless portraits. Clark appears distressed in front of the camera and lets the tears slowly flow.

After starring in the TV movie Triassic Attack, Emilia Clarke has been noticed and chosen as one of the UK’s ‘Stars of Tomorrow’, a talent selection carefully curated by Screen International magazine each year.

A very popular choice, as in the past she has had the ability to predict the future outbreaks of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Gemma Arterton or even Carey Mulligan. For the 2010 ranking, Screen chose Emilia, but also Harry Lloyd, who soon became her crazy brother. Game of Thrones ! This 2010 vintage also picked up another up-and-coming GOT actor, Ivan Reon, who will lend his characterization to the sadistic and eccentric Ramsey Bolton.

A small shot for posterity!

Can you imagine another actress playing Daenerys Targaryen today? However, this is what almost happened! Originally, it was Tamzin the Merchant, seen in The Tudors, who was cast as the Mother of Dragons. The English actress even filmed the pilot, but in the end, the producers decided to recast the role and gave it to Emilia Clarke. So he reshot all the scenes for the pilot.

A chance to preview his audition video!

Trained on the stage and fascinated by Broadway since childhood, Emilia Clarke is a musical ace. Not only can he play the piano, guitar and flute, but he also sings and likes to change registers and genres.

For example, he stood out Game of Thrones In the musical adaptation of Truman Capote’s short story Diamonds on the Couch. In the role of Holly Golightly, played by Audrey Hepburn in the film, Clarke was able to show her talent as a singer.

The proof is in the pictures!

In the movie Last Christmas, he is the one who sings this sequence…

In the first two seasons Game of ThronesEmilia Clarke appears naked more than once. From the third season, when the series is already a planetary hit, the actor decides to change his contract, because he believes that nudity does not apply so much to male characters.

When offered the role of Anastasia Steele, eventually played by Dakota Johnson, in the sado-masochistic romance 50 Shades of Grey, the actress met twice with director Sam Taylor-Johnson, but preferred to politely decline. : “I got naked before and was afraid to label it”told The Hollywood Reporter, who also appeared naked on stage in the theatrical adaptation. Diamonds on the couch.

In a 2019 New Yorker article titled fight for my lifeThe actor revealed that he suffered two aneurysms during filming Game of Thrones; in 2011 and 2014.

The first came while training at a London gym. At first a terrible headache, vomiting and severe pain followed in a few minutes. He was taken to the nearest hospital and underwent an MRI.

The verdict: a ruptured aneurysm, a life-threatening type of stroke caused by bleeding in the space surrounding the brain. “Just when all my childhood dreams came true, I almost lost my mind, then my life” she said.

After brain surgery, he woke up with aphasia, unable to remember his name and unable to answer routine questions. “I’ve never had such fear. I’m an actor, I have to remember my lines.” A week of intensive treatment allowed him to regain his speech. But the healing process was very difficult. “In my worst moments I wanted to pull the plug” remembered.

After some time from the hospital, he returned to the set Game of Thrones, but he was constantly tired. It was during a routine checkup that doctors discovered the formation of a new aneurysm, prompting him to undergo a second brain surgery. “The recovery was more painful than the first surgery. I felt like I was fighting a worse war than Daenerys knew.”

Recently, in an interview with the BBC this week, the actor revisited the painful moment: “It’s remarkable that I can speak, sometimes articulately, and live a normal life without any consequences. I’m one of the very, very, very small minority of people who can survive this.”.

In 2019, in the wake of his thrilling display, he started same youA charity whose mission is to facilitate access to treatment and rehabilitation for people who have suffered brain injuries and strokes.

Here is a presentation video of his charity project.