Emilia Clarke

2022 - 7 - 18

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Emilia Clarke surprised she can speak after past aneurysms, says ... (USA TODAY)

Emilia Clarke remarked how surprising it is that she's able to speak after surviving brain aneurysms. The actress says part of her brain is "missing."

At the hospital, she underwent "minimally invasive" brain surgery. The "Game of Thrones" actress revealed she suffered her first brain aneurysm in 2011 at 24 years old. After an MRI of her brain, she was diagnosed with a "subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a life-threatening type of stroke, caused by bleeding into the space surrounding the brain.

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Emilia Clarke says it's "remarkable" she's able to speak after brain ... (The A.V. Club)

The actor has suffered two life-threatening brain aneurysms, the first in 2011 and the second in 2013.

“It was incredibly helpful to have Game of Thrones sweep me up and give me that purpose.” “In my worst moments, I wanted to pull the plug,” she wrote. The actor said, what with the emergency surgeries she’s undergone, it is “remarkable” she still has the ability to speak.

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Emilia Clarke says parts of her brain are 'missing' after aneurysms ... (CNN)

Emilia Clarke says she had "the most excruciating pain" after suffering two brain aneurysms, but is grateful for both her recovery and for working on "Game ...

I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that." "Strokes, basically, as soon as any part of your brain doesn't get blood for a second it's gone," Clarke said. The actress suffered the life-threatening aneurysms in 2011 and 2013 and said that when it comes to her brain now, "there's quite a bit missing."

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What Is Emilia Clarke's Net Worth? Details (Distractify)

Emilia Clarke rose to fame as Daenerys Targaryen in 'Game of Thrones.' Since her days on HBO, her net worth has remained quite impressive.

Despite her no longer earning millions of dollars to film Game of Thrones, Emilia has kept herself busy with other projects. Although she worked on BBC One’s Doctors and Syfy’s Triassic Attack in the early 2000s, Emilia’s net worth rose after she began playing Daenerys in Game of Thrones. According to Celebrity Net Worth, her fortune sits at $20 million. “I think it’ll take me to my 90s to be able to objectively see what Game of Thrones was because there’s just too much me in it,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in May 2021. Actress Emilia Clarke secured her breakout role in Game of Thrones as Daenerys Targaryen in April 2011. Since becoming famous, Emilia has also spoken out about the battles she faced off the screen. Following GOT’s ending, Emilia has been in the U.K. and is working on a new project.

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Emilia Clarke Says 'Quite a Bit' of Her Brain Is 'Missing' After ... (Parade Magazine)

After first opening up in 2019 about her experience suffering two brain aneurysms, Emilia Clarke, who shot to stardom for playing Daenerys Targaryen in Game ...

So the blood finds a different route to get around, but then whatever bit is missing is therefore gone.” I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that." She had a similar medical emergency in 2013, and in both cases, Clarke had to go into brain surgery afterward.

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Emilia Clarke reveals she is 'missing' parts of her brain after ... (Fox News)

Emilia Clarke reveals she has parts of her brain missing after suffering two aneurysms in 2011 and 2013, which she opened up about in a New York Times essay ...

She was suffering from aphasia due to the trauma her brain went through. Thankfully those around her acted fast, and she was rushed into brain surgery. And so the blood finds a different route to get around but then whatever bit it's missing is therefore gone."

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'It's remarkable': Emilia Clarke is lucky she can speak after 2 brain ... (Manhattan Mercury)

The 'Game of Thrones' star underwent life-saving surgery after she had two instances of ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain in 2011 and 2013. And the 35- ...

I was trying so hard to keep it under wraps." "And so the blood finds a different route to get around but then whatever bit it’s missing is therefore gone. She said in 2020: "I had the consistent fear that I was going to have another brain aneurysm.

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Emilia Clarke missing 'quite a bit' of her brain after two aneurysms (Page Six)

Emilia Clarke revealed she is missing "quite a bit" of her brain after suffering two aneurysms during her time on "Game of Thrones."

“I was able to speak.” “I asked the medical staff to let me die. “In my worst moments, I wanted to pull the plug,” she continued.

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<strong>Emilia Clarke says there's 'quite a bit missing' from her ... (EW.com)

'Game of Thrones' star Emilia Clarke is opening up about her near-fatal battle with two aneurysms, revealing she has pieces of her brain 'missing'.

The star commended the effort in an emotional video on Instagram, thanking her supporters for the "extraordinary" gift. "Because strokes, basically, as soon as any part of your brain doesn't get blood for a second, it's gone. She's publicly discussed her struggles in the past, but in a new interview with BBC One's Sunday Morning the actress elaborated on her fight for survival while noting that portions of her brain are no longer functional.

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Emilia Clarke Says Two Aneurysms Left Part of Her Brain “Missing” (Hollywood Reporter)

Emilia Clarke has opened up about the impact on her brain, life and acting career from enduring two life-threatening aneurysms.

Around a third of people die immediately after an aneurysm, the actress learned. And so the blood finds a different route to get around, but then whatever bit it’s missing is therefore gone. “It’s remarkable that I’m able to speak, sometimes articulately, and live my life completely normally without absolutely no repercussions,” Clarke said during an appearance on BBC’s Sunday Morning program.

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'Game of Thrones' Actress Emilia Clarke Discusses The Effects Of ... (Deadline)

Emilia Clarke is speaking out again about dealing with two brain aneurysms while working on HBO show Game of Thrones.

In an interview with BBC’s Sunday Morning, the actress spoke about how painful the experience was but is grateful to have Game of Thrones and is grateful to be alive. “It’s remarkable that I am able to speak, sometimes articulately, and live my life completely normally with absolutely no repercussions. “Strokes, basically, as soon as any part of your brain doesn’t get blood for a second it’s gone,” she said.

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Emilia Clarke Opens Up About Surviving Two Brain Aneurysms (The Cut)

In a new interview with the BBC's 'Sunday Morning,' 'Game of Thrones' actress Emilia Clarke opened up about surviving two brain aneurysms in 2011 and 2013, ...

“I thought, Well, this is who you are. “I am now at a hundred per cent.” In a new interview with the BBC’s Sunday Morning, actress Emilia Clarke discussed her experience surviving two brain aneurysms in 2011 and 2013, revealing that she has “quite a bit missing” from her brain as a result of them.

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Emilia Clarke on surviving 2 brain aneurysms: 'Quite a bit missing' (Today.com)

Former "Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke opens up about how surviving 2 brain aneurysms has affected her life.

“In the years since my second surgery I have healed beyond my most unreasonable hopes," she wrote. This time they needed to access my brain in the old-fashioned way — through my skull.” Bits of my skull had been replaced by titanium," wrote the star, who also recalled experiencing debilitating panic and anxiety attacks in the hospital. I reached the toilet, sank to my knees and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill. “My trainer had me get into the plank position and I immediately felt as though an elastic band were squeezing my brain,” she wrote. "And so the blood finds a quicker, a different route to get around but then whatever bit it’s missing is therefore gone."

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Emilia Clarke Opens Up About 'Excruciating' Brain Aneurysms ... (Prevention.com)

Emilia Clarke recalled having two brain aneurysms, as well as the emergency surgeries that caused a brain bleed and loss of brain function.

“I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that.” “I hilariously kept saying lines from the show in my head.” Today, at 35, the Game of Thrones star has “quite a bit missing” from her brain, she recently told BBC’s Sunday Morning, and she’s lucky to be alive—let alone walking, talking, and working.

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Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke lost functioning in parts of her brain ... (Wiki Of Thrones)

She went through suffering two life-threatening brain aneurysms while she was filming for Game of Thrones, but she kept going on. The intense heat didn't stop ...

And so the blood finds a different route to get around but then whatever bit it’s missing is therefore gone.” I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that.” After going through those harrowing experiences, she is grateful to be alive, and lives her life to the fullest.

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Emilia Clarke is “missing” part of her brain after aneurysms (Winter Is Coming)

Emilia Clarke suffered multiple brain aneurysms early in her run on Game of Thrones, and feels very fortunate to be living now with "no repercussions."

And so the blood finds a different route to get around but then whatever bit it’s missing is therefore gone. Towards the end of her time as Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones, actor Emilia Clarke opened up about having had two brain aneurysms early on in the show’s run. “I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that.”

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Emilia Clarke says scan of her brain shows 'quite a bit' of it is missing (NBC News)

The former "Game of Thrones" star survived two brain aneurysms, one in 2011 after filming the first season of the hit HBO series and another in 2013.

“I am now at a hundred per cent.” This time they needed to access my brain in the old-fashioned way — through my skull.” Bits of my skull had been replaced by titanium,” wrote the star, who also recalled experiencing debilitating panic and anxiety attacks in the hospital. “My trainer had me get into the plank position and I immediately felt as though an elastic band were squeezing my brain,” she wrote. I reached the toilet, sank to my knees and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill. “And so the blood finds a quicker, a different route to get around but then whatever bit it’s missing is therefore gone.”

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Emilia Clarke reflects on "remarkable" ability to speak despite losing ... (CBS News)

About a decade after undergoing surgeries for two ruptured aneurysms, Emilia Clarke revealed that "quite a bit" of her brain no longer functions.

Clarke said at the time that the surgery left her with "a deep paranoia" over whether it would prevent her from continuing a career as an actor. That's the part of my brain, yeah, my decent taste in men." "Strokes, basically, as soon as any part of your brain doesn't get blood for a second, it's gone.

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Emilia Clarke 'Missing' Parts of Her Brain After Suffering Two ... (PEOPLE.com)

"It's remarkable that I am able to speak, sometimes articulately, and live my life completely normally with absolutely no repercussions," Game of Thrones ...

"I was able to speak." "I was sent back to the I.C.U. and, after about a week, the aphasia passed," she wrote. You're not going to remember the times when you took that super-cute selfie," she said. "I asked the medical staff to let me die. "In my worst moments, I wanted to pull the plug," she wrote. "I am in the really, really, really small minority of people that can survive that."

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