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Lena Headey
Actor, Producer, Director
Born October 3, 1973 (51 years)
Lena Kathren Headey (born 3 October 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).
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).
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Filmography
2024 | Masters of the Universe: Revolution (TV Series) · as Evil-Lyn (voice) |
2023 | Beacon 23 (TV Series) · as Aster Calyx |
2023 | SmartLess: On the Road (TV Series) |
2023 | White House Plumbers (TV Series) · as Dorothy Hunt |
2022 | DC League of Super-Pets · as Lara (voice) |
2022 | 9 Bullets · as Gypsy Moon |
2021 | Masters of the Universe: Revelation (TV Series) · as Evil-Lyn (voice) |
2021 | Gunpowder Milkshake · as Scarlet |
2021 | Twist · as Sikes |
2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (TV Series) · as Morgana (voice) |
2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (TV Series) · as Maudra Fara |
2019 | Infinity Train (TV Series) · as The Conductor / Amelia (voice) |
2019 | The Flood · as Wendy |
2019 | Fighting with My Family · as Julia 'sweet Saraya' Knight |
2018 | Leading Lady Parts · as Actress #6 |
2018 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV Series) · as Big Mama (voice) |
2018 | Walk Like a Panther · as Miss Winters |
2017 | |
2016 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (TV Series) · as Morgana |
2016 | The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Cersei Lannister |
2016 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV · as Lunafreya Nox Fleuret |
2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies · as Lady Catherine De Bourgh |
2015 | Danger Mouse (2015) (TV Series) · as Jeopardy Mouse (voice) |
2015 | Zipper · as Jeannie Ellis |
2015 | Unity · as Narrator (voice) |
2015 | Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience · as Cersei Lannister |
2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire · as Queen Gorgo |
2014 | |
2013 | The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box · as Monica |
2013 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones · as Jocelyn Fray |
2013 | The Purge · as Mary Sandin |
2013 | Game of Thrones: Season 2 - Character Profiles · as Cersei Lannister |
2012 | Dredd · as Ma-Ma |
2012 | Game of Thrones: Season 2 - Invitation to the Set · as Cersei Lannister |
2011 | Game of Thrones (TV Series) · as Cersei Lannister |
2011 | Game of Thrones: Costumes · as Cersei Lannister |
2010 | Pete Smalls Is Dead · as Shannah |
2010 | Uncle Grandpa (TV Series) · as Aunt Grandma (voice) |
2009 | Tell Tale · as Elizabeth |
2009 | White Collar (TV Series) · as Sally |
2009 | The Super Hero Squad Show (TV Series) · as Black Widow |
2009 | Laid to Rest · as Cindy |
2008 | The Broken · as Gina Mcvey |
2008 | Whore · as Mom |
2008 | The Red Baron · as Käthe |
2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV Series) · as Sarah Connor |
2007 | St. Trinian's · as Miss Dickinson |
2007 | The Contractor · as Di Annette Ballard |
2006 | 300 · as Gorgo |
2006 | Ultra · as Penny / Ultra |
2005 | Round About Five · as Girlfriend |
2005 | The Brothers Grimm · as Angelika |
2005 | The Cave · as Dr. Kathryn Jennings |
2005 | Imagine Me & You · as Luce |
2004 | The Long Firm (TV Series) · as Ruby Ryder |
2003 | The Actors · as Dolores |
2003 | No Verbal Response · as Megan |
2002 | Black Plague · as Lady Matilda Mellerby |
2002 | Ripley's Game · as Sarah Trevanny |
2002 | Possession · as Blanche Glover |
2002 | The Gathering Storm · as Ava Wigram |
2001 | The Parole Officer · as Emma |
2000 | Aberdeen · as Kaisa |
2000 | Inside-Out · as Window-Dresser |
2000 | Gossip · as Cathy Jones |
2000 | Ropewalk · as Allison |
1999 | Onegin · as Olga |
1998 | Twice Upon a Yesterday · as Sylvia Weld |
1998 | Merlin (1998) (TV Series) · as Guinevere |
1997 | Face · as Connie |
1997 | Mrs Dalloway · as Young Sally |
1997 | The Hunger (TV Series) · as Steph Reynolds |
1996 | Ballykissangel (TV Series) · as Jenny Clark |
1995 | Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets · as Cleo Coal |
1995 | Loved Up · as Sarah |
1995 | Band of Gold (TV Series) · as Colette |
1995 | Band of Gold · as Colette |
1995 | Devil's Advocate (TV Series) · as Clare Rigby |
1995 | Kavanagh Q.C. (TV Series) · as Natasha Jackson |
1995 | Devil's Advocate · as Clare Rigby |
1994 | The Jungle Book · as Katherine 'kitty' Brydon |
1994 | MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday · as Elise Moran |
1994 | Fair Game · as Ellie |
1993 | Century · as Miriam |
1993 | The Summer House · as Margaret |
1993 | The Remains of the Day · as Lizzie |
1992 | Waterland · as Young Mary |
1991 | Soldier Soldier (TV Series) · as Shenna Bowles |
1991 | Spender (TV Series) · as Emily Goodman |
1987 | Shark Week (TV Series) · as Narrator |
1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Margaret |
1968 | How We Used To Live (TV Series) · as Grace Palmer |