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Emilia Clarke Net Worth, Biography & Lifestyle: Emilia Clarke is an English actress with a net worth of $35 million.

One of the best-loved actresses of her time, Emilia is famous for her iconic role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO epic fantasy series Game of Thrones.

We’re going to be diving deep into the real Daenerys Targaryen world and career as we also find out:

  • Emilia’s jobs before she became an actress;
  • Her weird habits during auditions that snagged her the  greatest role in her career;
  • The GOT star’s revelation about her struggles with brain disease;
  • Where does Emilia Clarke spend her money;
  • Lots more!

After falling in love with her in the series Game of Thrones, we all fell in love with Emilia Clarke’s contagious humor and charitable acts.

But behind her powerful stature in the much-loved TV show, Emilia Clarke has been struggling and overcoming near-death experiences while keeping up with every GOT episode that is, by the way, worth millions per episode.

Read on to see the freshest details!

Who Is Emilia Clarke ?

Emilia Clarke Quick Overview

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Emilia Clarke Net Worth: $35 million
Source of Wealth: Films, TV series, brand ambassadorships
Spouse/ Relationship: Single
Date of Birth: October 23, 1986
Place of Birth/Nationality: London, United Kingdom/British
Children: None

Emilia has always known that she wanted to be an actress.

After graduating from Drama Centre London, Emilia took a sabbatical leave, backpacking across Asia and then working non-acting jobs while waiting for a good acting opportunity.

In case you didn’t know…

…Emilia Clarke worked as a staff in a pub, in a call center, an “obscure museum” directing people to where the restrooms are, and even in restaurants just to pay her rent.

Finally, she had her television debut in 2009 when she was cast for a guest role in the British soap opera Doctors.

The next year, Emilia had her first-ever professional film role in the television film Triassic Attack. The film was shown in the United States and garnered negative reviews. But despite that, Emilia’s passionate acting got her the label “UK Star of Tomorrow” by Screen International magazine.

Now, they say the third time’s a charm…

…and it proved true for Emilia Clarke as that very same year, she was cast as the willowy, gentle, and powerful exiled princess Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO epic fantasy series Game of Thrones.

Game of Thrones is an adaptation of the book Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. (Wanna know the differences between the series and the books? Check it out HERE!)

It also features stars such as Sophie Turner, Peter Dinklage, Sean Bean, Kit Harrington, and many others.

To prepare for the audition, Emilia Clarke studied two scenes from episode 4, where she is about to get hit by her controlling brother, and episode 10, where Daenerys Targaryen emerges from the fire unharmed.

Ever cheerful and amiable, in the audition, Emilia even danced the robot chicken dance in front of the executives!

Needless to say…

…Emilia got the part, and she went home to eat chips and call everyone.

Years later, Emilia shared that she’s actually scared and anxious doing Game of Thrones because she didn’t have any prior professional training, and she’s scared of knowing nothing about the business.

Game of Thrones went on to be one of the most popular TV series of the decade, with the Writers Guild of American naming it as the 40th Best Written Series in television history and Rolling Stone magazine tagging it as the 12th Greatest TV show of all time.

As a result…

…Emilia Clarke was soon earning over $1 million per episode and more than $2 million in the 8th season!

As if that wasn’t enough, Emilia Clarke also became one of the highest paid  actresses in 2017, contributing to growing Emilia Clarke worth.

Aside from that, she also received several awards and recognitions for playing the queenly Daenerys, such as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama at the EWwy Awards 2011, three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama series, and a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 2019 Emmy Awards and Screen Actors Guild awards.

Emilia also received the Gracie Awards for Outstanding Female Rising star, as well as Scream Award for Breakout Performance.

And it didn’t end there.

In 2012, Emilia Clarke appeared in the short film Shackled, which was soon featured on Murder Manual, Amazon Prime Video horror anthology series in 2020. (Love Emilia Clarke and horror films? Check it out HERE!)

That year Emilia has also worked on feature films and starred alongside Elliot Tittensor in the comedy Spike Island.

In 2013, Emilia had one of her childhood dreams come true when she played the iconic Holly Golightly in a Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Aside from that, the English actress also starred alongside Jude Law in the black comedy and crime film Dom Hemingway.

Proving her extremely bankable status…

…Emilia Clarke then starred alongside a powerful cast, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, and Jai Courtney in the science fiction film Terminator Genisys as Sarah Connor.

The reviews were mostly negative, but how does it matter when it has Emilia Clarke in it? Needless to say, Terminator Genisys and Sarah Connor was a commercial success, garnering over $440 million worldwide, further contributing to Emilia Clarke’s net worth.

For this, Emilia was also nominated for Female and Best International Actress at the Jupiter Awards 2016.

And to make it all better…

…Emilia once again garnered new fans by starring alongside actor Sam Claflin in the film adaptation of the best-selling book Me Before You, a story about a woman who takes care of a paralyzed man as they fall in love with each other.

For her role as Louisa Clark, who very much resembles her real personality, she shared several awards and nominations with Claflin, such as Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock, as well as MTV Television Tearjerker Award.

She made waves once again when Clarke landed the female lead in Solo: A Star Wars Story, which premiered in 2018.

The film tells the origin of Star Wars characters Chewbacca and Han Solo, with Emilia playing Han’s love interest. (Watch it HERE!)

And to add to Emilia Clarke net worth…

…Emilia was also signed to be an ambassadress and face of several luxury brands such as Dior for their Rose des Vents jewelry collection, Dolce & Gabbana The Only One fragrance, and cosmetic company Clinique’s first global ambassador.

Aside from being one of the highest paid actresses, Emilia Clarke was also named by AskMen as the most desirable woman in the world in 2014, Esquire magazine’s Sexiest Woman Alive, GQ Woman of the Year, and one of FHM magazine’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World for the years 2015, 2016, and 2017

Other Quick Facts:

  • Eye Color: Pale green and brown
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
  • Favorite Food: Fish and clean, natural foods
  • Smoking/ Drinking: Occasional drinking, and she doesn’t smoke
  • Tattoos: Tattoo of three flying dragons on her wrist to celebrate her role in the Game of Thrones
  • IMDb Profile Link (Actors/ Actresses)

How Much Is Emilia Clarke Worth?

The famous Game of Thrones and Star Wars Story actress Emilia Clarke net worth is $35 million.

 Emilia Clarke Net Worth Year By Year

YearEarnings $
2016 $15 million
2017$18 million
2018$20 million
2019$27 million
2020$30 million
2021$35 million.
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Emilia Clarke Movies

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Me Before You

Emilia Clarke plays the role of Lou Clark, an unemployed girl who finds her way to a rich paralyzed man to work as his caretaker as they find themselves falling in love.

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Last Christmas

This endearing holiday film follows the story of a troubled elf in a Christmas store who finds inspiration and attraction in a mysterious stranger.

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Voice from the Stone

This story follows Verena, a nurse in the 1950s who is drawn to a young boy who falls silent after his mother passes away.

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Above Suspicion

This crime thriller is a true-to-life story of an informant and an FBI agent.

The Young Emilia Clarke

Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke was born on October 23, 1986, in London.

Emilia didn’t grow up in a wealthy household, but they were never poor, as well.

As a matter of fact…

…her father, Peter Clarke was a theatre sound engineer, while her mother, Jennifer Clarke is the vice president of a global management consultancy firm.

In a 2018 interview, Emilia revealed that she has an Indian ethnic origin from her mother’s side.

According to her, her maternal grandmother was a result of a secret affair between a man from the Indian subcontinent and Emilia’s great-grandmother.

As a result, her grandmother had to wear makeup to lighten her skin and hide her dark complexion.

In addition to that…

…Emilia also credits this background for her family having a “history of fighters.”

In a Harper’s Bazaar magazine interview, Emilia also shared that her grandmother loved India more than she loved England, so when her grandmother died, the 16-year old Emilia went to India to scatter her ashes.

Awwe.

Emilia has an older brother who is also in the entertainment industry. In fact, he’s part of the camera department of the series Game of Thrones.

According to her, she became interested in having an acting career when her father was a sound engineer working on the musical Show Boat.

At ten years old…

…accompanied by her father, Emilia went to a West End audition for the musical Goodbye Girl, where she sang the Spice Girls song Wannabe. She failed the audition.

Looks like Emilia has a penchant for weird but funny dancing or singing bursts during auditions.

Emilia Clarke High School – St Edward’s School

Emilia attended the Rye St Antony School and St Edward’s School, Oxford from 2000 to 2005.

Regarding this, Emilia shared: “I went to posh boarding schools, but I wasn’t the posh girl at the posh boarding schools.”

Because most people in her school were conservatives, Emilia and her friends often felt like outsiders.

Still…

…Emilia kept on pursuing an acting career by being involved in her school’s productions such as playing Anita in West Side Story, one of the witches in Macbeth, and Abigail in The Crucible.

Emilia Clarke in Drama Centre London

After graduating in 2005, Emilia took a sabbatical year, Emilia went into the Drama Centre London.

During this time, Emilia played a role in the 2009 production of Sense which was co-produced by Drama Centre London and the theatre company Company of Angels.

Emilia also had one of her film roles in Drog the Dog, a film by the University of London in addition to ten plays she also did. 

The future Best Supporting Actress nominee graduated from the Drama Centre London in 2009.

Emilia Clarke Family & Relationships

Interesting trivia: Emilia shared in a Harper’s Bazaar interview that she doesn’t believe in “the one” but thinks that are “multiple ones” depending on what stage of life you’re in.

She concluded the comment by saying: “There’s this Buddhist philosophy that says you can only really understand yourself through your interactions with other people.”

What do you think?

Emilia Clarke ex-boyfriend – Charlie McDowell

Emilia Clarke briefly dated the American film director Charlie McDowell from October 2018 to 2019.

Keeping up with her privacy…

…it’s unclear how the pair started, but Emilia gave her first hint with a cryptic Instagram post showing a guy kissing her on the cheek.

Jokes on her because the fans quickly figured out who the man was. How did they do it, nobody knows, but it’s indeed Charlie McDowell.

The director is now married to Lily Collins who, interestingly, has the same to-die-for eyebrows as Emilia and also appeared on a film with Sam Claflin, Emilia’s partner in Me Before You.

Interesting.

Emilia Clarke ex-boyfriend- Seth MacFarlane

Emilia started dating the Family Guy voice actor and comedian Seth MacFarlane in 2012.

The relationship ended as quietly as it began. The couple didn’t really talk about it that much, but in a telling interview after the breakup, Emilia hinted at what might be one of the reasons for the split.

According to her, people thought that Seth MacFarlane was way out of her league and didn’t even hide what they thought, as evidenced by her fans’ comments on their photos.

“Well, a con is you have strangers giving you love-life advice like, ‘I’m a big fan of the show, and I’m not sure what you’re doing with that guy,’ which I didn’t react well to,”

As a matter of fact…

…one article even posted an image of Emilia and Seth kissing with the headline: Photos of Seth MacFarlane and His Too-Gorgeous-For-Him Girlfriends.

Poor Seth.

If you think that’s all there is to her, brace yourself because after looking into Emilia Clarke net worth and personal life, we’re going to be taking a peek into her career, her struggle with a brain disease, and how she advocated for it, and the things she likes to spend her money on!

Emilia Clarke Career

  • 2022 Secret Invasion
  • 2019 Game of Thrones season 8
  • 2017 Game of Thrones season 7
  • 2017 Thunderbirds Are Go (voice role)
  • 2017 Animals (voice role)
  • 2016 Game of Thrones season 6
  • 2016 Robot Chicken (role)
  • 2015 Game of Thrones season 5
  • 2014 Game of Thrones season 4
  • 2013 Game of Thrones season 3
  • 2013 Futurama (voice role)
  • 2012 Game of Thrones season 2
  • 2011 Game of Thrones season 1
  • 2010 Triassic Attack

Films

  • 2022 The Amazing Maurice
  • 2019 Last Christmas
  • 2019 Above Suspicion
  • 2018 Leading Lady Parts
  • 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story
  • 2013 Dom Hemingway
  • 2012 Spike Island
  • 2012 Shackled
  • 2009 Lisa’s Story

Emilia Clarke Brain Aneurysm

In 2019, Emilia Clarke wrote an essay for The New Yorker revealing her battle against brain aneurysm including brain injury and trauma.

Emilia may appear perfectly healthy as the Mother of Dragons in the first season of Game of Thrones, but little did we know, after wrapping up the season, Emilia had a fatal brain aneurysm.

According to Emilia, she was informed that she suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a fatal kind of stroke caused by bleeding on the surrounding areas of the brain.

She also learned that SAH patients usually either instantly die or soon thereafter.

As a result…

…Emilia underwent non-invasive brain surgery where a wide made way into one of her arteries near the groin and up to her heart.

Emilia also revealed that throughout the shooting of Game of Thrones season 2, she’s unsure of herself, oftentimes feeling dizzy and weak but determined to go through filming.

Then a couple of years after…

…Emilia suffered another painful attack which she’s sure would kill her.

But it didn’t. This time, the doctors performed old-fashioned brain surgery on her skull, which left a scar behind her ear.

Because of this…

…Emilia used her experiences to throw herself into a series of charities helping people around the world heal from brain injuries.

How Emilia Clarke Spends Her Money

Reflecting Emilia Clarke’s dorky personality, she lives a relatively simple life. A chunk of her wealth goes to activism and charities, and the rest to a couple of big houses in the UK and in the US.

Emilia Clarke House of Dragons

The Mother dragon sure knows how to spend her money wisely. In fact, she likes to invest in good quality houses with perfectly tight security worthy of a Queen like her!

Emilia Clarke House

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Venice Beach California costing $4.64 million which she bought in 2016

Emilia Clarke House

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Islington, London home valued at over $11 million

Emilia Clarke Cars

Emilia isn’t one to be overly luxurious but she sure knows how to reward herself with a mix of practical and luxury cars that she owns!

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  • Toyota Prius which costs $30, 910
Emilia Clarke Car

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SameYou and other philanthropic works

Emilia’s philanthropy record is just as long as her filmography! Here’s a list of the charitable causes she either joined, funded, or started.SameYou- This is Emilia’s own charity that she launched after her revelation of her brain disease.

  • SMA UK Trust Team– she joined as an ambassador to raise money for spinal muscular atrophy research funds. This organization aims to widen neurorehabilitation access for young people who suffered from stroke or brain injury.
  • Open Door– she became its patron to help young aspiring actors to gain access to drama school auditions
  • Sean Penn Charity Gala- where Emilia auctioned a chance to watch an episode of Game of Thrones with her to raise funds for the J/P HRO & Disaster Relief Organizations.
  • Royal College of Nursing ambassadress
  • The Poetry Pharmacy: Tried-and-true Prescriptions for the Heart, Mind, and Soul– A poem reading initiative on Instagram for her charitable organization SameYou.

Fun Facts About Emilia Clarke

  • She was almost cast as Anastasia Steele in the erotic trilogy Fifty Shades of Gray but Emilia turned down the offer because of the nude scenes.
  • Emilia’s father actually didn’t want her to be an actress because he saw actors as constantly unemployed.
  • Before luscious thick brows became a thing, the future Best Supporting Actress nominee used to be bullied for her “ridiculous eyebrows.”- Look who’s laughing now!
  • Being an enthusiastic backpacker, Emilia had been to Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia before she became famous.
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5 Lessons We Can Learn For Financial Freedom From Emilia Clarke

  1. Fight for your dreams and do something about them.
  2. Know your priorities before splashing your hard-earned money everywhere.
  3. Always be the dorky, weird, genuine you.
  4. Use your struggles in life to find your purpose.
  5. Don’t force yourself to do anything that isn’t you.
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Top 3 Quotes From Emilia Clarke

  • My rule is never to look at anything on the Internet.”
  • “My father always said, ‘Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf’ – so I make sure I read.”
  • “Personally, I’d like as many children as I can pop out, I reckon.”

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How old was Emilia Clarke at the start of Game of Thrones?

Emilia Clarke was only 23 years on in the first season of Game of Thrones. 

Where does Emilia Clarke live?

The English actress currently lives in Hampstead, North London. 

Conclusion: Emilia Clarke Net Worth, Bio, Lifestyle

Emilia Clark’s sudden rise from a struggling unknown actress to one of the most bankable and loved actresses of this generation looks almost miraculous.

But then, we can all thank her natural charms and fearlessness to be herself for that!

Now, we’re just holding our breaths and waiting for the next masterpiece she will appear in!

But while we’re at it, why not relieve the thrilling GOT journey with this complete series of the Game of Thrones guide?

You’re welcome.

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