Lena Headey

Lena Headey

  • Birthday: 1973-10-03
  • Place of birth: Hamilton, Bermuda
  • Also know as: 레나 헤디

Biography

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).

Filmography

The Broken

2008

As Gina McVey

Twice Upon a Yesterday

1998

As Sylvia Weld

Round About Five

2005

As Girlfriend

Loved Up

1995

As Sarah

Black Plague

2002

As Lady Matilda Mellerby

Inside-Out

1999

As Window-dresser

Jacqueline Ess

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As Jacqueline Ess

Fair Game

1994

As Ellie

Ultra

2006

As Penny / Ultra

The Flood

2019

As Wendy

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

2012

As Sela Mathers

Rita

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As Rita

9 Bullets

2022

As Gypsy Moon

Ballistic

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As Nance Redfield

300

2007

As Gorgo

Imagine Me & You

2005

As Luce

The Parole Officer

2001

As Emma

Aberdeen

2000

As Kaisa

Tell-Tale

2009

As Elizabeth

Gossip

2000

As Cathy Jones

The Purge

2013

As Mary Sandin

The Cave

2005

As Dr. Kathryn Jennings

Zipper

2015

As Jeannie Ellis

Fighting with My Family

2019

As Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight

Gunpowder Milkshake

2021

As Scarlet

Crooks

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As

The Jungle Book

1994

As Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon

The Brothers Grimm

2005

As Angelika

The Red Baron

2008

As Käthe

The Contractor

2007

As DI Annette Ballard

Laid to Rest

2009

As Cindy

Dredd

2012

As Ma-Ma

300: Rise of an Empire

2014

As Queen Gorgo

Thumper

2017

As Ellen

The Summer House

1993

As Margaret

Twist

2021

As Sikes

Onegin

1999

As Olga

Face

1997

As Connie

The Actors

2003

As Dolores

The Grotesque

1995

As Cleo Coal

Waterland

1992

As Young Mary

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

2015

As Cersei Lannister

Ripley's Game

2002

As Sarah Trevanny

Leading Lady Parts

2018

As Actress #6

St. Trinian's

2007

As Miss Dickinson

Possession

2002

As Blanche Glover

The Gathering Storm

2002

As Ava Wigram

Low Down

2014

As Sheila Albany

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

1994

As Elise Moran

Mrs. Dalloway

1997

As Young Sally

Century

1993

As Miriam

Pete Smalls Is Dead

2010

As Shannah

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

2016

As Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Walk Like a Panther

2018

As Miss Winters

Band of Gold

1995

As Colette

Whore

2008

As Mom

The Remains of the Day

1993

As Lizzie

DC League of Super-Pets

2022

As Lara (voice)

Unity

2015

As Narrator (voice)

Production

The Trap

2019

As Director

Violet

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As Director

The Trap

2023

As Director

The Flood

2019

As Executive Producer

Rita

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As Executive Producer

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

2012

As Co-Producer

The Trap

2023

As Executive Producer

The Trap

2019

As Writer

The Trap

2023

As Screenplay

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