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Lena Headey

Actress / Voice Actress / Film Actress / Film Director | * 10/03/1973 (51) | Hamilton (Bermuda)
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Lena Kathren Headey ( LEE-nə HEE-dee; born 3 October 1973) is an English actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for her portrayal of the Spartan queen in 300 (2006). Headey made her film debut in the British film, The Clothes in the Wardrobe (US: The Summer House) (1992) alongside actresses Jeanne Moreau, Joan Plowright, and Julie Walters. This was followed by 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 (2006). Her other... ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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Awards & Nominations for Lena Headey

MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress 2x Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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Movies with Lena Headey as Actress(58)

as Jacqueline Ess2023 Jacqueline Ess
as Rita2023 Rita
as Gypsy Moon2022 9 Bullets
as Lara (voice)2022 DC League of Super-Pets
as Sikes2021 Twist
as Scarlet2021 Gunpowder Milkshake
as Wendy2019 The Flood
as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight2019 Fighting with My Family
as Miss Winters2018 Walk Like a Panther
as Actress #62018 Leading Lady Parts
as Ellen2017 Thumper
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
as Lunafreya Nox Fleuret (voice)2016 Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
as Narrator (voice)2015 Unity
as Jeannie Ellis2015 Zipper
as Sheila Albany2014 Low Down
as Queen Gorgo2014 300: Rise of an Empire
as Mary Sandin2013 The Purge
as Ma-Ma2012 Dredd
as Shannah2010 Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Cindy2009 Laid to Rest
as Elizabeth2009 Tell-Tale
as Käthe2008 The Red Baron
as Gina McVey2008 The Broken
as Mom2008 Whore
as DI Annette Ballard2007 The Contractor
as Miss Dickinson2007 St. Trinian's
as Queen Gorgo2007 300
as Penny / Ultra2006 Ultra
as Angelika2005 The Brothers Grimm
as Luce2005 Imagine Me & You
as Girlfriend2005 Round About Five
as Dr. Kathryn Jennings2005 The Cave
as Dolores2003 The Actors
as Sarah Trevanny2002 Ripley's Game
as Lady Matilda Mellerby2002 Black Plague
as Blanche Glover2002 Possession
as Ava Wigram2002 The Gathering Storm
as Emma2001 The Parole Officer
as Kaisa2000 Aberdeen
as Cathy Jones2000 Gossip
as Olga1999 Onegin
as Window-dresser1999 Inside-Out
as Sylvia Weld1998 Twice Upon a Yesterday
as Young Sally1997 Mrs. Dalloway
as Connie1997 Face
as Sarah1995 Loved Up
as Cleo Coal1995 The Grotesque
as Elise Moran1994 MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Ellie1994 Fair Game
as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon1994 The Jungle Book
as Margaret1993 The Summer House
as Miriam1993 Century
as Young Mary1992 Waterland

TV Shows/Series with Lena Headey as Actress(29)

as Evil-Lyn (voice)2024 Masters of the Universe: Revolution
as Aster Calyx2023 Beacon 23
as Dorothy Hunt2023 White House Plumbers
as Evil-Lyn (voice)2021 Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Old Hag / Majestra (voice)2021 Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Morgana (voice)2020 Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
as Maudra Fara2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as Amelia / Teacher (voice)2019 Infinity Train
as The Conductor / Amelia (voice)2019 Infinity Train
as herself2018 Sally4Ever
as Jeopardy Mouse (voice)2015 Danger Mouse
as Cersei Lannister2011 Game of Thrones
as Self - Judge2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
as Sally2009 White Collar
as Ruby Ryder2004 The Long Firm
as herself2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Steph Reynolds1997 The Hunger
as Jenny Clark1996 Ballykissangel
as Natasha Jackson1995 Kavanagh Q.C.
as Colette1995 Band of Gold
as Emily Goodman1991 Spender
as Narrator1988 Shark Week

Movies with Lena Headey as Crew(8)

Directing/Director2023 The Trap
Writing/Screenplay2023 The Trap
Production/Executive Producer2023 The Trap
Production/Executive Producer2023 Rita
Directing/Director2023 Violet
Directing/Director2019 The Trap
Writing/Writer2019 The Trap
Production/Executive Producer2019 The Flood

TV Shows/Series with Lena Headey as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Beacon 23

Additional Information

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Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 10/03 1973 (October) in Hamilton (Bermuda) (current age: 51 years + 1 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Shelley College
Spouses (current/former): Peter Loughran, Marc Menchaca
Other names for Lena Headey (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"레나 헤디"
"Λίνα Χίντι"
"Лина Хиди"
"Лена Хеди"
"Лена Хиди"
"Lena Heady"
"Lena Kathren Headey"
"琳娜·海蒂"
Lena Headey frequently works together with these people:
Owen Dennis (12x, Crew)
Guillermo del Toro (10x, Crew)
Dee D (10x, Crew)
Marc Guggenheim (8x, Crew)
Ashley Johnson (7x, Actress)
Kevin Smith (7x, Actor)
Bryan Cogman (7x, Crew)
David Benioff (7x, Crew)
D.B. Weiss (7x, Crew)
Alyssa Edwards (6x, Actor)
Thomas Guard (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:24, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 09/28/2024