![]() ![]() Shortly before the final season premiered in 2019, Clarke revealed the source of that strength in an article she wrote for the New Yorker: surviving two potentially fatal brain aneurysms during Game of Thrones' early years. In the course of playing an "incredibly strong woman," the British actor commented in a 2019 HBO video, "the strength I had to find to play her that I had that strength myself." Clarke's performance as Daenerys would earn her four Emmy nominations as Game of Thrones went on to become one of the era's most talked-about shows, running for eight seasons and winning a total of 59 Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series four times. When Game of Thrones debuted on HBO in 2011, it gave then-24-year-old actor Emilia Clarke the first meaty role of her career: Daenerys Targaryen, otherwise known as Khaleesi of the Great Sea Grass, or Mother of Dragons. ![]() Emilia Clarke says she's recovered "100 percent" after two brain aneurysms. Her charity, SameYou, reflects that strength-and her commitment to people with brain injury. Emilia Clarke Works to End Stigma Around Brain Injury The Game of Thrones actor emerged stronger after two brain aneurysms. ![]()
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