How Emilia Clarke went from unknown actress to Mother of Dragons on 'Game of Thrones'

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Just a few short years ago, actress Emilia Clarke had just two filming credits on her résumé: walk-on roles in a soap opera and a made-for-TV movie.

Now the Mother of Dragons earns a reported $300,000 per episode in "Game of Thrones," the most-watched show in HBO history.

As Daenerys Targaryen finds herself leading the entire Dothraki clan, we're taking a look back at how Clarke rose to fame.

Born in the fall of 1986, Emilia Clarke grew up in the picturesque county of Buckinghamshire, in the south of England.

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A girlie-girl, she developed an early obsession with Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady." She would often say, "I swear on Chanel," when she wanted to be taken seriously.

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Clarke attended the famed Drama Centre London, which counts Colin Firth, Michael Fassbender, and Tom Hardy among its alumni.

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