Lena Headey
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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
RuPaul's Drag Race
MacGyver
White Collar
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Infinity Train
Spender
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Hunger
SmartLess: On the Road
Shark Week
Ballykissangel
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Game of Thrones
DC League of Super-Pets
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
The Remains of the Day
Danger Mouse
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Century
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Merlin
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Twist
300: Rise of an Empire
Dredd
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
The Contractor
The Brothers Grimm
The Jungle Book
The Red Baron
White House Plumbers
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
Imagine Me & You
Beacon 23
Gunpowder Milkshake
Fighting with My Family
Game of Thrones
Devil's Advocate
The Parole Officer
The Purge
Untitled Four-Part Detective Series
300
Gossip
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Loved Up
9 Bullets
Ultra
The Abandons
Fair Game
Production Credits
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