Emilia Clarke caught the acting bug [1] at a young age, but her role as Daenerys Targaryen [2] on Game of Thrones [3] is what really put her on the map. So much so, that at just 32 years old, Emilia is reportedly worth a whopping $13 million [4]! Holy Mother of Dragons, say what?!
That's right — being on Game of Thrones actually pays a lot. Back in 2014, Deadline reported that Emilia — along with Kit Harington, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau — negotiated a $300,000 per episode salary increase [5] for seasons five and six. While it's unclear what they were getting paid before, given that there were 10 episodes in each season, that means Emilia made around $6 million [6] total for both seasons.
When seasons seven and eight rolled around, Emilia and her costars renegotiated their deal for $500,000 per episode. "I get f*cking paid the same as my guy friends," Emilia later told Vanity Fair [8]. "We made sure of that." Hmm . . . so, since there were seven episodes in season seven and there will be six episodes in season eight, that means Emilia is bringing in around $6.5 million this time around. Whoa!
In addition to Game of Thrones, Emilia is also raking in the dough from her various endorsement deals, including her Dolce & Gabbana campaign [9] with Kit and Dior jewelry [10]. Suddenly, I'm not feeling so proud about the money in my savings account.