Lena Headey
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).
Acting
TV
Game of Thrones
as Cersei Lannister
2011
Movie
300
as Gorgo
2007
Movie
The Purge
as Mary Sandin
2013
Movie
300: Rise of an Empire
as Queen Gorgo
2014
Movie
Dredd
as Ma-Ma
2012
Movie
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
as Jocelyn Fray
2013
Movie
The Brothers Grimm
as Angelika
2005
Movie
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
2016
Movie
Fighting with My Family
as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight
2019
Movie
DC League of Super-Pets
as Lara (voice)
2022
TV
White Collar
as Sally
2009
Movie
The Remains of the Day
as Lizzie
1993
Movie
Gunpowder Milkshake
as Scarlet
2021
TV
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
as Morgana
2016
Movie
Imagine Me & You
as Luce
2006
Movie
The Cave
as Dr. Kathryn Jennings
2005
TV
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as Sarah Connor
2008
Movie
The Jungle Book
as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
1994
Movie
St Trinian's
as Miss Dickinson
2007
TV
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as Maudra Fara (voice)
2019
TV
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
as Morgana (voice)
2020
TV
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Evil-Lyn (voice)
2021
Movie
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
as Self
2019
Movie
Ripley's Game
as Sarah Trevanny
2002
