Born in London on 26 October 1986, but raised in Berkshire, she is the daughter of a theatre sound engineer. She wanted to act since she was three and saw the musical Show Boat, on which her faher was working at the time. She attended the Drama Centre in London and won some small televison roles before her big break in Game Of Thrones. She has branched out since. In 2013, Emilia made her broadway debut in Breakfast At Tiffany's, and in the same year starred opposite Jude Law in the movie Dom Hemingway. She has more recently played Sarah Connor, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the film Terminator Genisys