Clare Kilner
In film, she is best known for directing How to Deal (2003) and The Wedding Date (2005). On television, Kilner has directed episodes of Eastenders and House of the Dragon. For the latter, she directed the episodes King of the Narrow Sea, We Light the Way, The Green Council, Rhaenyra the Cruel, Queen's Landing and Rhaenyra Triumphant, all of which were critically acclaimed.
Clare Kilner
- Name
- Clare Kilner
- Occupation
- Director
- Born
- 1950 · United Kingdom.
- Fields
- film production
- Languages
- English
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In film, she is best known for directing How to Deal (2003) and The Wedding Date (2005). On television, Kilner has directed episodes of Eastenders and House of the Dragon. For the latter, she directed the episodes King of the Narrow Sea, We Light the Way, The Green Council, Rhaenyra the Cruel, Queen's Landing and Rhaenyra Triumphant, all of which were critically acclaimed.
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• Name — Clare Kilner • Occupation — Director • Years Active — 1993–present Clare Kilner is an English film and television director.
TV
TV
• Year — Title — Notes • 1997–1998 — EastEnders — 5 episodes • 2015 — The Middle — 1 episode: "A Quarry Story" • 2016–2018 — Delicious — 4 episodes • 2017 — Good Behavior — 1 episode: "Because I'm Mrs. Claus" • 2018–2019 — Claws — 2 episodes • 2019 — Pennyworth — 1 episode: "Julie Christie" • 2019 — Krypton — 1 episode: "Mercy" • 2019 — Trinkets — 2 episodes • 2019 — Sneaky Pete — 2 episodes • 2020 — The Alienist — 3 episodes • 2021 — The Mosquito Coast — 1 episode: "The Glass Sandwich" • 2021 — Debris — 1 episode: "Spaceman" • 2021 — Snowpiercer — 2 episodes • 2022–2026 — House of the Dragon — 8 episodes; also co-executive producer • 2023 — Gen V — 1 episode: "Welcome to the Monster Club" • 2024 — Fallout — 2 episodes • 2026 — Man on Fire — 2 episodes
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1950
Clare Kilner born at United Kingdom.
Films
• Year — Title — Notes • 1993 — Saplings — Short Film • 1994 — Half Day — Short Film • 1994 — The Secret — Short Film; also writer • 1995 — Symbiosis — Short Film • 1997 — Daphne & Apollo — Short Film • 1999 — Janice Beard — Also writer • 2003 — How to Deal • 2004 — Something Borrowed • 2005 — The Wedding Date • 2009 — American Virgin — Independent Film • 2011 — Child P.O.W. — Independent Film • 2019 — Wonder Park — Uncredited
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5126192: Clare Kilner
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- 1.Clare Kilner. TVGuide.com.
- 2.Hibberd, James. ‘House of the Dragon’ Producer Baffled Daemon Targaryen Has Become an "Internet Boyfriend". The Hollywood Reporter. 2022-10-18.
- 3.House of the Dragon viewers praise female director for filming sex scenes properly. Tyla.
- 4.Team, The Deadline. 'Gideon's Gift' Finds Helmer As 7 Star Pictures Ramps Up. Deadline. 2011-04-15.
- 5.Shrishty. 'House of the Dragon': Director Clare Kilner Explains the Power Dynamics After Viserys' Death. Collider. 2022-10-17.
- 6.Jessop, Vicky. Meet the director who changed how sex was shot on House of the Dragon. Evening Standard. 2022-10-18.
- 7.House of the Dragon: How That 'Intrusive and Invasive' Foot Fetish Scene Came to Be. Peoplemag.
- 8.LEFFERTS, BROOKE. More dragons, and diversity, in the prequel to 'Game of Thrones'. Los Angeles Times en Español. 2022-08-18.
- 9.Hibberd, James. ‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 9 Writer, Director Break Down Eve Best’s Epic Scene. The Hollywood Reporter. 2022-10-17.
- 10.Huddleston, Tom. House of the Dragon recap: episode four – sex and laughs return to Westeros at last. The Guardian. 2022-09-12. 0261-3077.
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