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Who plays Daenerys Targaryen?

Who plays Daenerys Targaryen?

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Leo Samuels

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Answered Apr 15, 2020

Emilia Clarke played the role of Daenerys Targaryen in the famous American television series “Games of thrones”.

The English actress was born October 23, 1986 in London and grew up in Oxfordshire, England. She attended the Drama Centre London and gained wide recognition after her play as Daenerys Targaryen in game of thrones series.

During the auditions for the role as the supposed character did not show up, Emilia Clarke was said to do a robot dance and funky chicken and was announced to play the role.

Emilia Clarke was named the UK stars of tomorrow after her guest appearance in an episode of the British medical soap opera, she also featured in some other films such as Terminator Genisys, Voice from the stone and several others.

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Answered Feb 19, 2020

The correct answer is - Emilia Clarke The actress that played the role of Daenerys Targaryen in the popular TV series, Game of Thrones, is Emilia Clarke. Emilia Isabelle Euphemia Rose Clark is an English actress born on October 23, 1986, in London, England. Emilia attended Drama Centre London. She mentioned during an interview that during her audition, she did the funky chicken and robot dance.

She played the role of Daenerys Targaryen throughout the entire eight seasons of the TV series that ran from April 2011 till May 2019. Emilia suffered from a subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm in 2011 and 2013. She also starred in other films such as Last Christmas, Solo: A Star Wars Stone, Above Suspicion, Voice from the Stone, Terminator Genisys, and so much more.

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Mia Thomson

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Answered Oct 31, 2017

The person who plays Daenerys Targaryen is Emilia Clarke. Born Emilia Isabelle Euphemia Rose Clark on October 23, 1986 in London, England, she reached international recognition when she was cast as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series. She is not the original actress who was supposed to play Daenerys.

Tamzin Merchant was the one who was supposed to portray the character but she was replaced for undisclosed reasons. It was in 2010 when Emilia Clarke was announced to play the part after she did a robot dance and a funky chicken during her audition. Game of Thrones opened many doors to Emilia Clarke and she starred on different movies such as Terminator Genisys in 2015 and Me Before You in 2016.

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