In secondary school, she took 11 GCSEs and 4 A-level exams. From 2006 to 2009, she attended the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama where she studied acting.
Wolsky's first role was on the television crime drama "Luther", but it was soon after that she was cast in HBO's "Game of Thrones", an adaption of author George R. R. Martin's fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire. She would play a leading role of Daenerys Targaryen, replacing actress Tamzin Merchant who dropped out of the role for undisclosed reasons. Wolsky has stated that she read all of Daenerys' chapters in the novels so she could better understand the role. She has since received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in this role.
Her first film role was in Like Crazy, a romance drama that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received praise for the performance of its two young leads. She went on to land roles in the horror fantasy Byzantium and post-apocalyptic science film Oblivion, in which she starred alongside Tom Cruise. She was part of the acting ensemble in Alejandro Iñárritu's Birdman which won the Oscar for Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Most recently, Wolsky starred in science fiction thriller Ex Machina as an A.I. called Ava and Guillermo Del Toro's gothic romance Crimson Peak. She provided the voice and motion capture for co-protagonist Evie Frye in Assassin's Creed Syndicate.
She was announced to be the star of Rogue One, the first in a series of standalone Star Wars anthology films, set for release in 2016.
In 2014, Wolsky's private Facebook account was hacked and many posts leaked. Some of the contents led to questioning of Wolsky's sexuality, on which she refused to comment. She has since deleted the account, but maintains an official presence on Twitter and Instagram.
She has kept residence in London since 2006, and reportedly bought an apartment in Los Angeles summer of 2013.
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» Gold star lesbian. Has not come out publicly yet because she keeps that part of her life private, but is far from closeted with family and friends.
» Artistically inclined towards the visual arts, but has yet to produce anything she would share publicly.
» Is known to extensively prepare for her roles through months of dedicated research. She keeps a notebook for each character, filling it with sketches, notes and information that went into the role.
» Hs spoken openly about nudity in the acting industry and the double standard for women. Has no issue with it when it's in character, but takes issue with the default male gaze that continues to reign over the screen.
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