who plays the dragon queen from game of thrones
Emilia Clarke
title: Diana Rigg text: Olenna Tyrell, a witty and sarcastic political mastermind popularly known as the Queen of Thorns, the grandmother of regular character Margaery Tyrell. Her performance was well received by critics and audiences alike, and earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2013. She reprised her role in season four of "Game of Thrones", and in July 2014 received another Guest Actress Emmy nomination. In 2015 and 2016, she again reprised the role in seasons five and six in an expanded role from the books. The character was finally title: Olenna Tyrell text: Olenna Tyrell Olenna Tyrell (née Redwyne), also known as "The Queen of Thorns", is a fictional character in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of high fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, portrayed by Diana Rigg in its television adaptation, "Game of Thrones". Olenna is first mentioned in "A Game of Thrones" (1996) and first appears in "A Storm of Swords" (2000). Olenna's role is the same in the show as in the books. In the season six finale, after losing her family in the wildfire explosion of the Sept caused by Cersei Lannister, Olenna title: Lena Headey text: film went straight to video on 21 April 2009 and earned mixed reviews. Critic Mark H. Harris for "About.com" stated that the film "has a great look and boasts an impressive cast," referring to both Headey and co-star Thomas Dekker. Headey had a part in a short film called "The Devil's Wedding". She provided her voice for an episode of the Cartoon Network TV series "The Super Hero Squad Show" playing Black Widow and Mystique. Since its premiere in April 2011, Headey has portrayed queen regent Cersei Lannister on the HBO series "Game of Thrones", based on George R. R. title: Daenerys Targaryen text: Drama Series for her performance as Daenerys in the HBO series in 2013, 2015, and 2016. She has also earned many other nominations and accolades for her portrayal. Daenerys Targaryen is the daughter of King Aerys II Targaryen (also referred to as "The Mad King") and his sister-wife Queen Rhaella, and is one of the last survivors of House Targaryen. She serves as the third-person narrator of thirty-one chapters throughout "A Game of Thrones", "A Clash of Kings", "A Storm of Swords", and "A Dance with Dragons". She is the only monarch or claimant to a throne given point of title: Joely Richardson text: Joely Richardson Joely Kim Richardson (born 9 January 1965) is an English actress, known for her role as Julia McNamara in the FX drama series "Nip/Tuck" (2003–10), and Queen Catherine Parr in the Showtime series "The Tudors" (2010). She has also appeared in films such as "101 Dalmatians" (1996), "Event Horizon" (1997), "The Patriot" (2000), "Return to Me" (2000), "Anonymous" (2011), the Hollywood film adaptation "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011), and the remake of "Endless Love" (2014). Richardson was born in Marylebone, London, to the theatrical Redgrave family, the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director Tony Richardson,