Lena Headey

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).

Known For

Birth Location Hamilton, Bermuda
Born 1973-10-03

Movies

DC League of Super-Pets as Lara (voice)
2022
9 Bullets as Gypsy Moon
2022
Gunpowder Milkshake as Scarlet
2021
Twist as Sikes
2021
The Flood as Wendy
2019
Fighting with My Family as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight
2019
Walk Like a Panther as Miss Winters
2018
Leading Lady Parts as Actress #6
2018
Thumper as Ellen
2017
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
2016
Zipper as Jeannie Ellis
2015
Unity as Narrator (voice)
2015
2015
300: Rise of an Empire as Queen Gorgo
2014
Low Down as Sheila Albany
2014
The Purge as Mary Sandin
2013
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated as Sela Mathers
2012
Dredd as Ma-Ma
2012
Pete Smalls Is Dead as Shannah
2010
Tell-Tale as Elizabeth
2009
Laid to Rest as Cindy
2009
The Broken as Gina McVey
2008
Whore as Mom
2008
The Red Baron as Käthe
2008
St. Trinian's as Miss Dickinson
2007
The Contractor as DI Annette Ballard
2007
300 as Gorgo
2007
Ultra as Penny / Ultra
2006
2005
Round About Five as Girlfriend
2005
The Brothers Grimm as Angelika
2005
The Cave as Dr. Kathryn Jennings
2005
The Actors as Dolores
2003
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
2002
2001
Aberdeen as Kaisa
2000
Gossip as Cathy Jones
2000
Onegin as Olga
1999
Inside-Out as Window-dresser
1999
Twice Upon a Yesterday as Sylvia Weld
1998
Face as Connie
1997
Mrs. Dalloway as Young Sally
1997
The Grotesque as Cleo Coal
1995
Loved Up as Sarah
1995
Band of Gold as Colette
1995
The Jungle Book as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
1994
1994
Fair Game as Ellie
1994
Century as Miriam
1993
The Summer House as Margaret
1993
1993
Waterland as Young Mary
1992
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Ballistic as Nance Redfield
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Rita as Rita
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Jacqueline Ess as Jacqueline Ess
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Movies

The Trap Screenplay
2023
The Trap Executive Producer
2023
The Trap Director
2023
The Trap Writer
2019
The Trap Director
2019
The Flood Executive Producer
2019
2012
Rita Executive Producer
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Violet Director
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