Emilia Clarke or Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke (born 23 October 1986) is an English actress. Known for Emilia Clarke work on screen and stage, Emilia Clarke has received a number of accolades, including an Empire Award, a Saturn Award, in addition to nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a 2019 place on the Time 100.

Emilia Clarke studied at the Drama Centre London, appearing in a number of stage productions. Emilia Clarke television debut was a guest appearance in the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors in 2009. The following year, Emilia Clarke was named as one of the "UK Stars of Tomorrow" by Screen International magazine for Emilia Clarke role in the TV film Triassic Attack (2010). Emilia Clarke had her breakthrough role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019).

Emilia Clarke made her Broadway debut as Holly Golightly in the 2013 play Breakfast at Tiffany's, and played Nina in a West End production of The Seagull that was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Emilia Clarke film roles include Sarah Connor in the science fiction film Terminator Genisys (2015), Qi'ra in the Star Wars film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and the romantic films Me Before You (2016) and Last Christmas (2019). In 2019, Time magazine named Emilia Clarke one of the 100 most influential people in the world.