Lena Headey
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
Credits
- 2024 · Masters of the Universe: Revolution as Evil-Lyn (voice)
- 2023 · Beacon 23 as Aster Calyx
- 2023 · SmartLess: On the Road as
- 2023 · White House Plumbers as Dorothy Hunt
- 2022 · DC League of Super-Pets as Lara (voice)
- 2022 · 9 Bullets as Gypsy Moon
- 2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Evil-Lyn (voice)
- 2021 · Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow as Self
- 2021 · Gunpowder Milkshake as Scarlet
- 2021 · Twist as Sikes
- 2020 · Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Morgana (voice)
- 2019 · The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as Maudra Fara
- 2019 · Infinity Train as The Conductor / Amelia (voice)
- 2019 · Infinity Train as Amelia / Teacher (voice)
- 2019 · The Flood as Wendy
- 2019 · Under A Rock with Tig Notaro as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Game of Thrones: The Last Watch as Self
- 2019 · Fighting with My Family as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight
- 2018 · Sally4Ever as Lena Headey
- 2018 · Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Big Mama (voice)
- 2018 · Walk Like a Panther as Miss Winters
- 2018 · Leading Lady Parts as Actress #6
- 2017 · Thumper as Ellen
- 2016 · Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia as Morgana
- 2016 · Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
- 2015 · Danger Mouse as Jeopardy Mouse (voice)
- 2015 · Zipper as Jeannie Ellis
- 2015 · Unity as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Cersei Lannister
- 2014 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- 2014 · 300: Rise of an Empire as Queen Gorgo
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Low Down as Sheila Albany
- 2013 · The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box as Monica
- 2013 · Uncle Grandpa as Aunt Grandma (voice)
- 2013 · The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones as Jocelyn Fray
- 2013 · The Purge as Mary Sandin
- 2012 · Grimm Fairy Tales Animated as Sela Mathers
- 2012 · Dredd as Ma-Ma
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Cersei Lannister
- 2010 · Pete Smalls Is Dead as Shannah
- 2009 · White Collar as Sally
- 2009 · Tell-Tale as Elizabeth
- 2009 · Laid to Rest as Cindy
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest
- 2008 · The Broken as Gina McVey
- 2008 · Whore as Mom
- 2008 · The Red Baron as Käthe
- 2008 · Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Sarah Connor
- 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
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · The Long Firm as Ruby Ryder
- 2003 · The Actors as Dolores
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Herself
- 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
- 1998 · Merlin as Guinevere
- 1997 · Face as Connie
- 1997 · Mrs. Dalloway as Young Sally
- 1997 · The Hunger as Steph Reynolds
- 1996 · Ballykissangel as Jenny Clark
- 1995 · The Grotesque as Cleo Coal
- 1995 · Loved Up as Sarah
- 1995 · Band of Gold as Colette
- 1995 · Devil's Advocate as Clare Rigby
- 1995 · Kavanagh Q.C. as Natasha Jackson
- 1994 · The Jungle Book as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
- 1994 · MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday as Elise Moran
- 1993 · The Summer House as Margaret
- 1992 · Waterland as Young Mary
- Future · The Abandons as Fiona Nolan
- Future · Normal as Moira
- 1994 · Fair Game as Ellie
- 1993 · The Remains of the Day as Lizzie
- 1991 · Soldier Soldier as Shenna Bowles
- 1991 · Spender as Emily Goodman
- 1988 · Shark Week as Narrator
- 1985 · MacGyver as Elise Moran
- Future · Ballistic as Nance Redfield
- Future · The Devil's Wedding as The Devil's Bride
- 1993 · Century as Miriam
- Future · Rita as Rita
- 1995 · Band of Gold as Colette
- Future · Crooks as Blanche
- Future · Jacqueline Ess as Jacqueline Ess