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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

111

Gender

Female

Birthday

1973-10-03 (52 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

لینا هیدی

Lena Headey

Biography

Lena Kathren Headey (born October 3, 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

Acting

300

2007

300

as

Gorgo

The Broken

2008

The Broken

as

Gina McVey

The Jungle Book

1994

The Jungle Book

as

Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon

St. Trinian's

2007

St. Trinian's

as

Miss Dickinson

The Brothers Grimm

2005

The Brothers Grimm

as

Angelika

Onegin

1999

Onegin

as

Olga

Possession

2002

Possession

as

Blanche Glover

The Red Baron

2008

The Red Baron

as

Käthe

The Cave

2005

The Cave

as

Dr. Kathryn Jennings

The Actors

2003

The Actors

as

Dolores

Tell-Tale

2009

Tell-Tale

as

Elizabeth

Aberdeen

2000

Aberdeen

as

Kaisa

Face

1997

Face

as

Connie

The Gathering Storm

2002

The Gathering Storm

as

Ava Wigram

The Contractor

2007

The Contractor

as

DI Annette Ballard

Mrs. Dalloway

1997

Mrs. Dalloway

as

Young Sally

Laid to Rest

2009

Laid to Rest

as

Cindy

Dredd

2012

Dredd

as

Ma-Ma

Gossip

2000

Gossip

as

Cathy Jones

The Grotesque

1995

The Grotesque

as

Cleo Coal

300: Rise of an Empire

2014

300: Rise of an Empire

as

Queen Gorgo

Round About Five

2005

Round About Five

as

Girlfriend

Loved Up

1995

Loved Up

as

Sarah

Black Plague

2002

Black Plague

as

Lady Matilda Mellerby

Waterland

1992

Waterland

as

Young Mary

The Purge

2013

The Purge

as

Mary Sandin

Low Down

2014

Low Down

as

Sheila Albany

Crooks

Crooks

as

Blanche

DC League of Super-Pets

2022

DC League of Super-Pets

as

Lara (voice)

Pete Smalls Is Dead

2010

Pete Smalls Is Dead

as

Shannah

Century

1993

Century

as

Miriam

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

2016

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

as

Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Zipper

2015

Zipper

as

Jeannie Ellis

Ballistic

Ballistic

as

Nance Redfield

Unity

2015

Unity

as

Narrator (voice)

Inside-Out

1999

Inside-Out

as

Window-dresser

Ripley's Game

2002

Ripley's Game

as

Sarah Trevanny

Jacqueline Ess

Jacqueline Ess

as

Jacqueline Ess

Thumper

2017

Thumper

as

Ellen

The Devil's Wedding

The Devil's Wedding

as

The Devil's Bride

Fair Game

1994

Fair Game

as

Ellie

Fighting with My Family

2019

Fighting with My Family

as

Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight

Ultra

2006

Ultra

as

Penny / Ultra

Walk Like a Panther

2018

Walk Like a Panther

as

Miss Winters

Leading Lady Parts

2018

Leading Lady Parts

as

Actress #6

The Summer House

1993

The Summer House

as

Margaret

Gunpowder Milkshake

2021

Gunpowder Milkshake

as

Scarlet

The Flood

2019

The Flood

as

Wendy

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

2012

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

as

Sela Mathers

Twist

2021

Twist

as

Sikes

Rita

Rita

as

Rita

Whore

2008

Whore

as

Mom

9 Bullets

2022

9 Bullets

as

Gypsy Moon

Normal

Normal

as

Moira

Menage a Trois

1997

Menage a Trois

as

Steph Reynolds

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

as

Cersei Lannister

Ballykissangel

Ballykissangel

as

Jenny Clark

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

as

Natasha Jackson

Infinity Train

Infinity Train

as

The Conductor / Amelia (voice)

Infinity Train

Infinity Train

as

Amelia / Teacher (voice)

Spender

Spender

as

Emily Goodman

Band of Gold

Band of Gold

as

Colette

White House Plumbers

White House Plumbers

as

Dorothy Hunt

The Hunger

The Hunger

as

Steph Reynolds

The Abandons

The Abandons

as

Fiona Nolan

The Long Firm

The Long Firm

as

Ruby Ryder

Merlin

Merlin

as

Guinevere

Danger Mouse

Danger Mouse

as

Jeopardy Mouse (voice)

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

as

Self - Guest Judge

Sally4Ever

Sally4Ever

as

Lena Headey

Beacon 23

Beacon 23

as

Aster Calyx

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

as

Self - Special Guest

Shark Week

Shark Week

as

Narrator

Uncle Grandpa

Uncle Grandpa

as

Aunt Grandma (voice)

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

as

Shenna Bowles

Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate

as

Clare Rigby

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

as

Morgana (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing