Lena Headey 1973 52
Lena Headey 1973 52
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).
From Hamilton, Bermuda
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Credits6.3
Rating48.6M
Budget126M
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2025 The Devil's Wedding as The Devil's Bride
2025 Crooks as Blanche
2025 Jacqueline Ess as Jacqueline Ess
2025 Normal as Moira
2025 Violet Director
2025 Rita as Rita Executive Producer
2025 Ballistic as Nance Redfield
2023 The Trap Executive Producer, Screenplay, Director
2022 DC League of Super-Pets as Lara (voice)
2022 9 Bullets as Gypsy Moon
2021 Gunpowder Milkshake as Scarlet
2021 Twist as Sikes
2019 The Trap Director, Writer
2019 The Flood as Wendy Executive Producer
2019 Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
2019 Fighting with My Family as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight
2018 Walk Like a Panther as Miss Winters
2018 Leading Lady Parts as Actress #6
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 Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life as Self
2015 Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Cersei Lannister
2014 300: Rise of an Empire as Queen Gorgo
2014 Low Down as Sheila Albany
2013 The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box as Monica
2013 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones as Jocelyn Fray
2013 The Purge as Mary Sandin
2012 Grimm Fairy Tales Animated as Sela Mathers Co-Producer
2012 Dredd as Ma-Ma
2011 Game of Thrones as Cersei Lannister
2010 Pete Smalls Is Dead as Shannah
2009 Tell-Tale as Elizabeth
2009 Laid to Rest as Cindy
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 Imagine Me & You as Luce
2005 Round About Five as Girlfriend
2005 The Cave as Dr. Kathryn Jennings
2005 The Brothers Grimm as Angelika
2003 The Actors as Dolores
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 The Parole Officer as Emma
2000 Aberdeen as Kaisa
2000 Gossip as Cathy Jones
1999 Onegin as Olga
1999 Inside-Out as Window-dresser
1998 The Man with Rain in His Shoes as Sylvia Weld
1997 Face as Connie
1997 Mrs. Dalloway as Young Sally
1997 Menage a Trois as Steph Reynolds
1995 The Grotesque as Cleo Coal
1995 Loved Up as Sarah
1994 The Jungle Book as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
1994 MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday as Elise Moran
1994 Fair Game as Ellie
1993 Century as Miriam
1993 The Summer House as Margaret
1993 The Remains of the Day as Lizzie
1992 Waterland as Young Mary
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8.46 Unknown 1
7.40 Documentary 3
7.20 Animation 1
6.64 Fantasy 4
6.64 War 3
6.60 History 2
6.55 Science Fiction 4
6.38 Action 14
6.27 Comedy 16
6.25 Romance 11
6.17 Family 4
6.07 Drama 30
6.02 Adventure 8
6.02 Crime 7
5.90 Mystery 6
5.73 Thriller 17
5.64 Horror 7
5.63 TV Movie 4
5.50 Music 1