Emilia Clarke Net Worth: How the Actress Has Made Her Fortune
By Natalie Zamora
Most people know Emilia Clarke as the Mother of Dragons of Game of Thrones-- the badass, strong, and not to mention gorgeous Daenerys Targaryen. Although her breakout role is inarguably from the HBO hit, she made her screen debut back in 2009. Since then, she’s acted in various TV shows, movies, signed endorsement deals, and more. So how much is Clarke actually worth?
According to CheatSheet, the 32-year-old actress has a net worth of $13 million! Let’s break down just how she’s made that seriously impressive number.
Her biggest payday expectedly comes from Game of Thrones, as her salary for the upcoming final season is $500,000 per episode. Although there are only six episodes in the season, she’s still making out with $3 million. Clarke makes the same amount as her male co-stars (Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), along with Lena Headey, who are all the highest-paid actors on HBO.
Clarke’s acting career began in the theater during school, and she landed her first TV role in 2009 with one episode of the British show Doctors. The then starred in the SYFY film Triassic Attack in the same year. By 2010, she was cast as Daenerys Targaryen, a role she would eventually earn three Emmy nominations for.
During her time on Thrones, Clarke has also built up an exciting resume with other projects. In 2015, she played Sarah Connor in Terminator Genisys, and in 2016, she starred in the film Me Before You. Most impressively, she joined the Star Wars franchise, playing Qi’ra in 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. She’s also recently been cast for Paul Feig’s 2019 film Last Christmas, starring alongside Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians).
Besides leading roles, Clarke has also voiced characters on Futurama and Robot Chicken. And besides acting roles, she is currently the face of Dolce & Gabbana’s “The One” fragrance.
With GoT coming to an end in 2019, we’re sad to see Clarke leave the role, but also very excited to see what she does next. She’s definitely earned a major fortune through the years and we’re sure it’ll only grow from here!
This article also appears on Mental Floss.