
Lena Headey
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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

MacGyver

White Collar

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Infinity Train

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

RuPaul's Drag Race

The Hunger

SmartLess: On the Road

Shark Week

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Danger Mouse

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Game of Thrones

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

DC League of Super-Pets

Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

The Remains of the Day

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

Masters of the Universe: Revolution

The Last of the Game of Thrones Hot Takes

Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow

Merlin

Twist

300: Rise of an Empire

The Contractor

The Brothers Grimm

Dredd

Masters of the Universe: Revelation

The Jungle Book

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

White House Plumbers

The Purge

Gossip

Imagine Me & You

Fighting with My Family

Gunpowder Milkshake

The Parole Officer

300

Ultra

Game of Thrones: The Last Watch

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Beacon 23

9 Bullets

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

The Abandons
Production Credits
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