Lena Kathren Headey (/ˈliːnəˈhiːdi/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, and Queen Gorgo 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.[1][2] 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 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 recurring roles as Big Mama in the animated series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018–2020) and 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 Tales of Arcadia (2017–2018; 2020), and the puppet series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019).
^"Screen Two: The Clothes in the Wardrobe". BBC. 17 January 1993. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^"The Clothes in the Wardrobe". IMDb. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
Lena Kathren Headey (/ˈliːnə ˈhiːdi/ LEE-nə HEE-dee; born 3 October 1973) is an English actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for...
LenaHeadey is an English actress and producer. Headey studied acting at Shelley College where she performed in a number of school productions at the Royal...
based on the short story series of the same name by Hugh Howey. Starring LenaHeadey and Stephan James, the show is a co-production between Spectrum and Boat...
several outlaw groups during the Old west period. In 1850s, Fiona Nolan (LenaHeadey), a devout Irish woman who is incapable of conceiving a child, tries...
television adaptation Game of Thrones, where she is portrayed by actress LenaHeadey. Introduced in 1996's A Game of Thrones, Cersei is a member of House...
Gillan as a young hitwoman who must team up with her estranged mother (LenaHeadey) and her former colleagues (Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh, and Angela Bassett)...
Pugh and Jack Lowden star as Paige and Zodiac respectively, alongside LenaHeadey, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn, and Dwayne Johnson, with the latter also acting...
American action thriller film written and directed by Gigi Gaston, starring LenaHeadey, Sam Worthington, and Dean Scott Vazquez. The film was produced in California...
production as solo director. Nick Frost and LenaHeadey were attached to star in September 2022. Headey had to drop out of the project due to a scheduling...
17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019. Reitman, Shelby (1 March 2019). "LenaHeadey Directs 'Game of Thrones' Co-Star Maisie Williams in Freya Ridings' 'You...
such as Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley, LenaHeadey, Iain Glen, and Peter Dinklage. Newer actors were cast as the younger...
high-rise block of apartments and deal with its resident drug lord, Ma-Ma (LenaHeadey). Garland began writing the script in 2006, although the development...
whole" regarding the series. LenaHeadey had a "mixed" initial reaction to the manner of death for Cersei Lannister. Headey said she would rather have had...
large ensemble cast, including Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, LenaHeadey, Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington. The season introduced a number of new...
of Thrones features a large ensemble cast, including Peter Dinklage, LenaHeadey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley and Emilia Clarke. The season...
large ensemble cast, including Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, LenaHeadey, Emilia Clarke, and Kit Harington. The season introduced new cast members...
Global Information