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Lena Headey
3 FOLLOWERS • 49 CREDITS • OCT 3, 1973 • 50
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
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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RuPaul's Drag Race
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7q4u6lXXQR2wcP2FnvH9PpZ7Qir.jpg)
MacGyver
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White Collar
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Infinity Train
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4LZxcn6nWG1yWBKG0RD98HY13b4.jpg)
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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The Hunger
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SmartLess: On the Road
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t8FUNX9OY4y6zfxMAigI2rVapzQ.jpg)
Shark Week
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Running Wild with Bear Grylls
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Danger Mouse
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1XS1oqL89opfnbLl8WnZY1O1uJx.jpg)
Game of Thrones
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xnMJ7mBC8Jx4emaj7TE4TU0Qm92.jpg)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qpPMewlugFaejXjz4YNDnpTniFX.jpg)
DC League of Super-Pets
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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
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The Remains of the Day
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s54EXuPe3BlQ4PlotUznkuIHgd9.jpg)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
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MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
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Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow
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Merlin
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Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
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The Brothers Grimm
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rry28mWKEEqaS1X0pHYzL3z4AQX.jpg)
Game Of Thrones
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Masters of the Universe: Revelation
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Twist
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300: Rise of an Empire
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Dredd
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The Contractor
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The Jungle Book
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z3OTxrOz0LdalxN62ejpeQfxWNN.jpg)
White House Plumbers
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Gunpowder Milkshake
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The Parole Officer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a7CbxY3TMwFKX6awlBxhb7Es6tS.jpg)
Imagine Me & You
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h7Lcio0c9ohxPhSZg42eTlKIVVY.jpg)
300
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/46X1ei9uf13nkkr0OhWldGyr5Uh.jpg)
The Purge
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Fighting with My Family
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Gossip
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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
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Beacon 23
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Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
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Ultra
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Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
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9 Bullets
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The Abandons
Production Credits
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