With the premiere of HBO’s House of the Dragon, it’s safe to say that the casting team has done a great job. The Game of Thrones prequel is filled with talented actors, both industry veterans and newcomers. One of the actors who has done a great job is Emily Carey, who plays a young Alicent Hightower on the show.
Below is an article about Emily Carey’s parents. Unlike Emily, who only appeared on the show for a few episodes, this wiki article is available whenever you want to look.
Who are House Of The Dragon actress Emily Carey’s parents?
House of the Dragon actress Emily Carey made her stage debut at the age of 9, taking on roles in British productions of Shrek the Musical and The Sound of Music.
In 2017, Emily played a young Diana Prince in Wonder Woman. Emily also appeared as a young Lara Croft in the 2018 Tomb Raider reboot. In 2020, she played Anastasia in Anastasia: Once Upon a Time and Mike in the Netflix show Get Even.
Speaking of Emily’s parents, her mother is Sarah MacDonnell, who has been on her daughter’s social media for a long time. About her father, we don’t know much.
Meet Emily Carey Mother, Sarah MacDonnell
Emily Carey’s mother, Sarah MacDonnell, owns and manages Ardent Talent Company, which was founded in April 2017. Ardent Talent describes itself as “a talent agency for children and young artists” where they nurture and develop young talent for work in theatre, film and television. Ardent Talent is a member of the Association of Young Performing Artists (AYPA).
At Ardent Talent, Emily is represented by Sarah MacDonnell. Sarah is also a former actress, so she has a wealth of experience as a performer and teacher, which is helpful in nurturing young talent.
Emily’s mother has two film roles, namely Her Name Was Amy Tillman, in which she played Sheila, and Case 603.
On February 20, 2021, Emily took to Instagram to wish her amazing mother a happy birthday. She posted a bunch of pictures of herself with her mom and captioned it, “My identity is completely and firmly based on this: I am my mother’s daughter… happy birthday to an amazing mother.”
Emily Carey’s mother, Sarah MacDonnell, has a presence on multiple social media platforms, including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Vimeo. However, she is only active on Instagram and Twitter.
On her Instagram account @sarahmacd75, she has over 261 posts and 226 followers. Unfortunately, her account is set to private at the time of writing. On Twitter, she has over 1000 followers.
What do we know about Emily Carey’s father?
We don’t know much about Emily Carey’s father. Based on Emily Carey’s Instagram posts, it seems like her mother, Sarah MacDonnell, played a larger role in raising her than her father.
On June 20, 2021, Emily uploaded an old photo of her with her mother and wished her a happy father’s day. She also thanked her mother for being “the most amazing mother, father, friend, and therapist.”
Emily’s paternal grandfather (on her mother’s side), Tony MacDonnell, is no less an honorable man than her biological father. On December 5, 2021, he posted a Facebook post congratulating his granddaughter Emily on her nomination at the European Film Awards for Where Is Anne Frank, in which she voiced the main character Anne Frank.
Tony MacDonnell’s Facebook tells us he is a drummer and former partner at Prima Artists. His bio reads: ‘Drummer, Husband, Father, Grandfather based in East Sussex.’
Emily is also very close to her grandmother, Joan MacDonnell, and her aunt, Joanna MacDonnell. Joanna MacDonnell is the Director of Education and Students at the University of Brighton according to her Facebook.
Related FAQs
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When did Emily Carey’s parents divorce?
Sarah MacDonnell mentioned her ex-husband in one of her Twitter posts. On 22 November 2012, in a post shared by user @julianchenery titled “Tunbridge Wells Monster: Terrified walker claims 8ft tall creature with demo”, Sarah sarcastically replied: ‘@julianchenery saw this and wondered what my ex was doing in T Wells. Bizarre X’
So it seems that Emily’s mother Sarah was definitely married once but had to divorce her husband for reasons we don’t know. As for the date, Emily’s parents divorced before 2012. We don’t know the exact date yet.
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How many children do Emily Carey’s parents have?
Although myheritage.com lists Emily Carey and Galina Carey as Sarah MacDonnell’s daughters, that is not entirely true. Emily Carey’s parents only had one child, and that was Emily.
Galina Carey is actually the daughter of Sarah MacDonnell’s older sister. Galina Carey is an extremely talented pianist and clips of her playing the piano can be found on YouTube.
Emily’s grandfather Tony MacDonnell (who is also Galina’s grandfather) even posted some official photos from the Hastings International Piano Festival of Galina playing the piano with Rachel Portman OBE on his Facebook on March 8, 2020.
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Where are Emily Carey’s parents from?
Emily’s mother, Sarah MacDonnell, is English. The birthplace of her father, whose identity remains a mystery to the public, is unknown.