00:01British actress Amelia Clarke was born and raised in London, where her father was a theatre sound
00:06engineer. When Amelia was three years old, her mother took her to a performance of the musical
00:10Showboat that her dad was working on. And the youngster knew right then that performing was
00:14the life of her. In 2018, Clarke revealed that she's partly of Indian descent and that her
00:24maternal great-grandmother had had a secret affair with a man from the subcontinent. She also says
00:29that her grandma had to constantly wear light makeup to hide her real skin color, but notes that
00:34she's inspired by her family history of fierce females. Amelia attended the prestigious Drama
00:39Centre London, where Paul Bettany, Colin Firth, and Pierce Brosnan had all studied, but says she
00:44wasn't a particularly impressive student. After graduating, Clarke worked as a bartender and
00:49telemarketer to make ends meet, before landing her breakout role on Game of Thrones. Thanks to that
00:54part, she shot from a total unknown to the highest-paid actress on television in just seven years.
00:59The pine-sized powerhouse, who measures in at just five-foot-two, has romanced fellow celebs
01:04like Seth MacFarlane and Jai Courtney, but says she really knew she'd made it in Hollywood when
01:08tabloids started reporting her engagement to James Franco. Even Amelia's aunt called her up,
01:13asking to see the ring. The issue, however, was that she'd only met him twice. Sounds like a problem
01:19only a true star would have.
01:21that's do, like.
01:22it's funny.
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