Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 3, 1973
Place of Birth:
Hamilton, Bermuda
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Lena Headey
Biography
Lena Kathren Headey (born October 3, 1973) is a British actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO epic fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Headey made her film debut in the mystery drama Waterland (1992). She continued to work steadily in British and American films and on television, before gaining further recognition with her lead performances in the films The Brothers Grimm (2005) and 300 (2007). Her other film credits include The Remains of the Day (1993), The Jungle Book (1994), Mrs Dalloway (1997), Ripley's Game (2002), Imagine Me & You (2005), Dredd (2012), The Purge (2013), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), and Fighting with My Family (2019).
Outside of film, Headey starred as Sarah Connor in the science fiction television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009) and had a recurring role as Amelia Hughes in the animated web series Infinity Train (2019–2021). She provided voices for the role-playing video game Risen (2009) and the video game tie-in film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016), as well as the animated series Danger Mouse (2015–2017) and Trollhunters (2017–2018), and puppet-animated series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets | Lara (voice) |
| 2022 | 9 Bullets | Gypsy Moon |
| 2021 | Gunpowder Milkshake | Scarlet |
| 2021 | Twist | Sikes |
| 2019 | Fighting with My Family | Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight |
| 2019 | The Flood | Wendy |
| 2019 | Game of Thrones: The Last Watch | Self |
| 2018 | Walk Like a Panther | Miss Winters |
| 2018 | Leading Lady Parts | Actress #6 |
| 2017 | Thumper | Ellen |
| 2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Lady Catherine de Bourgh |
| 2015 | Zipper | Jeannie Ellis |
| 2015 | Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience | Cersei Lannister |
| 2015 | Unity | Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life | Self |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Queen Gorgo |
| 2014 | Low Down | Sheila Albany |
| 2013 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Jocelyn Fray |
| 2013 | The Purge | Mary Sandin |
| 2013 | The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box | Monica |
| 2012 | Dredd | Ma-Ma |
| 2012 | Grimm Fairy Tales Animated | Sela Mathers |
| 2010 | Pete Smalls Is Dead | Shannah |
| 2009 | Tell-Tale | Elizabeth |
| 2009 | Laid to Rest | Cindy |
| 2008 | The Broken | Gina McVey |
| 2008 | The Red Baron | Käthe |
| 2008 | Whore | Mom |
| 2007 | 300 | Gorgo |
| 2007 | St. Trinian's | Miss Dickinson |
| 2007 | The Contractor | DI Annette Ballard |
| 2006 | Imagine Me & You | Luce |
| 2006 | Ultra | Penny / Ultra |
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Angelika |
| 2005 | The Cave | Dr. Kathryn Jennings |
| 2005 | Round About Five | Girlfriend |
| 2003 | The Actors | Dolores |
| 2002 | Possession | Blanche Glover |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | Ava Wigram |
| 2002 | Black Plague | Lady Matilda Mellerby |
| 2002 | Ripley's Game | Sarah Trevanny |
| 2001 | The Parole Officer | Emma |
| 2000 | Aberdeen | Kaisa |
| 2000 | Gossip | Cathy Jones |
| 1999 | Onegin | Olga |
| 1999 | Inside-Out | Window-dresser |
| 1998 | The Man with Rain in His Shoes | Sylvia Weld |
| 1997 | Face | Connie |
| 1997 | Mrs. Dalloway | Young Sally |
| 1997 | Menage a Trois | Steph Reynolds |
| 1995 | The Grotesque | Cleo Coal |
| 1995 | Loved Up | Sarah |
| 1994 | The Jungle Book | Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon |
| 1994 | MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Elise Moran |
| 1994 | Fair Game | Ellie |
| 1993 | Century | Miriam |
| 1993 | The Remains of the Day | Lizzie |
| 1993 | The Summer House | Margaret |
| 1992 | Waterland | Young Mary |
| Crooks | Blanche | |
| Ballistic | Nance Redfield | |
| Jacqueline Ess | Jacqueline Ess | |
| The Devil's Wedding | The Devil's Bride | |
| Rita | Rita | |
| Normal | Moira |