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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).

Lena Headey

Biography

Films Featuring Lena Headey

300

Imagine Me & You

The Broken

The Jungle Book

St Trinian's

The Brothers Grimm

Onegin

Possession

The Red Baron

The Cave

The Parole Officer

The Actors

Tell-Tale

Aberdeen

Face

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

The Gathering Storm

The Contractor

Mrs. Dalloway

Laid to Rest

Dredd

Gossip

The Grotesque

300: Rise of an Empire

The Man with Rain in His Shoes

Round About Five

Loved Up

Black Plague

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

Waterland

The Purge

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

Low Down

DC League of Super-Pets

Pete Smalls Is Dead

Century

The Remains of the Day

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Zipper

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

Ballistic

Unity

Inside-Out

Ripley's Game

Jacqueline Ess

Thumper

The Devil's Wedding

Fair Game

Fighting with My Family

Ultra

Walk Like a Panther

Leading Lady Parts

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

Gunpowder Milkshake

The Flood

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

Twist

Rita

Whore

9 Bullets

Normal

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

Long Pork

Divine Blood

Red, White & Royal Wedding

Oh, How Fun!

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Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV