15 Things You Didn't Know About Emilia Clarke

By Michael Potts /

6. Her Own Director Didn't Even Recognise Her

For some celebrities, the idea of walking down a street uninterrupted would be bliss, but the inconvenience of being disguised in plain sight struck Clarke when auditioned for her part in Dom Hemmingway. Director Richard Shepard told the New York Post: €œI love Game of Thrones, but I didn€™t recognise her because she didn€™t have her wig. "I€™m literally like, €˜What have you been doing lately?€™ And she said €˜Oh, I€™ve been doing this show.€™€‰€Shepard responded, €œOh? What€™s the show?€ Thankfully, after an inevitably awkward conversation, Clarke landed the part.