Lena Headey

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1973-10-03 (51 years old)

Place of Birth Hamilton, Bermuda

Also Known As 레나 헤디, Λίνα Χίντι, Лена Хеди, Лена Хиди, Lena Heady, Lena Kathren Headey, 琳娜·海蒂

Lena Headey

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).

Known For

Actor

Crooks

as Blanche

Ballistic

as Nance Redfield

Jacqueline Ess

as Jacqueline Ess

The Devil's Wedding

as The Devil's Bride

Rita

as Rita

Normal

as Moira

The Abandons

as Fiona Nolan

2024
2023
Beacon 23

as Aster Calyx

2023
White House Plumbers

as Dorothy Hunt

2022
DC League of Super-Pets

as Lara (voice)

2022
9 Bullets

as Gypsy Moon

2021
2021
Twist

as Sikes

2021
2020
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

as Morgana (voice)

2019
The Flood

as Wendy

2019
Fighting with My Family

as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight

2019
Infinity Train

as The Conductor / Amelia (voice)

2019
Infinity Train

as Amelia / Teacher (voice)

2019
2018
Walk Like a Panther

as Miss Winters

2018
Leading Lady Parts

as Actress #6

2018
Sally4Ever

as Lena Headey

2017
Thumper

as Ellen

2016
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

2015
Zipper

as Jeannie Ellis

2015
Unity

as Narrator (voice)

2015
2015
Danger Mouse

as Jeopardy Mouse (voice)

2014
300: Rise of an Empire

as Queen Gorgo

2014
Low Down

as Sheila Albany

2013
The Purge

as Mary Sandin

2013
Uncle Grandpa

as Aunt Grandma (voice)

2012
2012
Dredd

as Ma-Ma

2011
Game of Thrones

as Cersei Lannister

2010
2009
Tell-Tale

as Elizabeth

2009
Laid to Rest

as Cindy

2009
White Collar

as Sally

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Judge

2009
RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Special Guest

2008
The Broken

as Gina McVey

2008
Whore

as Mom

2008
The Red Baron

as Käthe

2007
St. Trinian's

as Miss Dickinson

2007
The Contractor

as DI Annette Ballard

2007
300

as Gorgo

2006
Ultra

as Penny / Ultra

2006
2005
Round About Five

as Girlfriend

2005
The Brothers Grimm

as Angelika

2005
The Cave

as Dr. Kathryn Jennings

2004
The Long Firm

as Ruby Ryder

2003
The Actors

as Dolores

2003
2002
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

2001
2000
Aberdeen

as Kaisa

2000
Gossip

as Cathy Jones

1999
Onegin

as Olga

1999
Inside-Out

as Window-dresser

1998
Merlin

as Guinevere

1997
Face

as Connie

1997
Mrs. Dalloway

as Young Sally

1997
The Hunger

as Steph Reynolds

1996
Ballykissangel

as Jenny Clark

1995
The Grotesque

as Cleo Coal

1995
Loved Up

as Sarah

1995
Band of Gold

as Colette

1995
Band of Gold

as Colette

1995
Devil's Advocate

as Clare Rigby

1995
Kavanagh Q.C.

as Natasha Jackson

1994
The Jungle Book

as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon

1994
1994
Fair Game

as Ellie

1993
Century

as Miriam

1993
The Summer House

as Margaret

1992
Waterland

as Young Mary

1991
Soldier Soldier

as Shenna Bowles

1991
Spender

as Emily Goodman

1988
Shark Week

as Narrator

1985
MacGyver

as Elise Moran

Producer

Rita

as Executive Producer

2023
The Trap

as Executive Producer

2023
Beacon 23

as Executive Producer

2019
The Flood

as Executive Producer

2012

Director

Violet

as Director

2023
The Trap

as Director

2019
The Trap

as Director

Writer

2023
The Trap

as Screenplay

2019
The Trap

as Writer