OVER the years Eve Best has become a much sought after actress, with plum roles pouring in.
On TV she is known for hit shows like ITV Maryland, and HBO's House of the Dragon.
Who is Eve Best?
Born Emily "Eve" Best, Eve is an English actress and director.
Best grew up in Ladbroke Grove, London, and is the daughter of a design journalist and an actress.
Her early performances were with the W11 Opera children's opera company in London at the age of nine.
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The talented actress is also a movie star, and played Wallis Simpson in the 2010 Oscar winning film The King's Speech.
Not only is she a star of the big and small screen, she has also won many awards for her theatre work.
She made her Broadway debut in the 2007 revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten, winning the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play.
Eve also won a Laurence Olivier Award for playing the title role in Hedda Gabler.
What TV shows has Eve Best been in?
Eve is best known for playing as Dr. Eleanor O'Hara in the Showtime series Nurse Jackie from 2009 until 2013.
Another big role was as Monica Chatwin in the BBC miniseries The Honourable Woman (2014).
She also starred alongside Suranne Jones and Stockard Channing in ITV's Maryland (2023).
Her other acting credits include include Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006), Waking the Dead (2004), Shackleton (2002), and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2005).
Who does Eve play in House of Dragon?
In 2022 Eve hit the big time when she was cast as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen in HBO’s Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon.
Her character is known as the Queen Who Never Was after being denied access to the Iron Throne despite being the rightful heir.
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Rhaenys's father died before her grandfather King Jaehaerys did, with Jaehaerys controversially naming his second son as his heir, despite it being traditional inheritance law that a lord’s daughter should succeed ahead of his younger brother.
