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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 3, 1973
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Bermuda
Also Known As
- Λίνα Χίντι
- Лена Хеди
- Лена Хиди
- Lena Heady
- Lena Kathren Headey
- لینا هیدی
- Λίνα Χίντεϊ
- לינה הידי
Lena Headey
5.0 Popularity
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
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Moira
Normal
2026
0.0
Nance Redfield
Ballistic
2025
5.6
Fiona Nolan
The Abandons
2025
0.0
Lily
Long Pork
2025
7.7
Evil-Lyn (voice)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
2024
5.8
Aster Calyx
Beacon 23
2023
8.0
SmartLess: On the Road
2023
6.3
Dorothy Hunt
White House Plumbers
2023
7.2
Lara (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
5.3
Gypsy Moon
9 Bullets
2022
Credits
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as Moira
2026
0.0
Ballistic
as Nance Redfield
2025
0.0
The Abandons
as Fiona Nolan
2025
5.6
Long Pork
as Lily
2025
0.0
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
as Evil-Lyn (voice)
2024
7.7
Beacon 23
as Aster Calyx
2023
5.8
SmartLess: On the Road
2023
8.0
White House Plumbers
as Dorothy Hunt
2023
6.3
DC League of Super-Pets
as Lara (voice)
2022
7.2
9 Bullets
as Gypsy Moon
2022
5.3
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Evil-Lyn (voice)
2021
6.5
Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow
as Self
2021
3.5
Gunpowder Milkshake
as Scarlet
2021
6.3
Twist
as Sikes
2021
5.8
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
as Morgana (voice)
2020
8.2
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as Maudra Fara (voice)
2019
7.8
Infinity Train
as The Conductor / Amelia (voice)
2019
8.4
Infinity Train
as Amelia / Teacher (voice)
2019
8.4
The Flood
as Wendy
2019
5.4
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
as Self - Guest
2019
6.0
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
as Self
2019
7.1
Fighting with My Family
as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight
2019
6.8
Sally4Ever
as Lena Headey
2018
4.8
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Big Mama (voice)
2018
7.3
Walk Like a Panther
as Miss Winters
2018
6.2
Leading Lady Parts
as Actress #6
2018
7.8
Thumper
as Ellen
2017
5.6
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
as Morgana
2016
8.4
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
2016
6.2
Danger Mouse
as Jeopardy Mouse (voice)
2015
6.2
Zipper
as Jeannie Ellis
2015
5.5
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
7.5
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
as Self
2015
7.4
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
as Cersei Lannister
2015
8.6
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as Self
2014
6.8
300: Rise of an Empire
as Queen Gorgo
2014
6.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Low Down
as Sheila Albany
2014
5.5
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
as Monica
2013
5.7
Uncle Grandpa
as Aunt Grandma (voice)
2013
4.6
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
as Jocelyn Fray
2013
6.4
The Purge
as Mary Sandin
2013
6.2
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
as Sela Mathers
2012
0.0
Dredd
as Ma-Ma
2012
6.9
Game of Thrones
as Cersei Lannister
2011
8.5
Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Shannah
2010
4.6
The Devil's Wedding
as The Devil's Bride
2010
0.0
White Collar
as Sally
2009
8.2
Tell-Tale
as Elizabeth
2009
5.4
Laid to Rest
as Cindy
2009
5.4
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
2009
7.5
The Broken
as Gina McVey
2008
5.4
Whore
as Mom
2008
5.8
The Red Baron
as Käthe
2008
6.6
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as Sarah Connor
2008
7.5
St Trinian's
as Miss Dickinson
2007
5.9
The Contractor
as DI Annette Ballard
2007
5.6
300
as Gorgo
2007
7.2
Ultra
as Penny / Ultra
2006
0.0
Imagine Me & You
as Luce
2006
7.6
Round About Five
as Girlfriend
2005
7.5
The Brothers Grimm
as Angelika
2005
5.8
The Cave
as Dr. Kathryn Jennings
2005
5.4
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
6.7
The Long Firm
as Ruby Ryder
2004
7.0
The Actors
as Dolores
2003
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Black Plague
as Lady Matilda Mellerby
2002
5.2
Ripley's Game
as Sarah Trevanny
2002
6.4
Possession
as Blanche Glover
2002
6.0
The Gathering Storm
as Ava Wigram
2002
6.6
The Parole Officer
as Emma
2001
5.8
Aberdeen
as Kaisa
2000
6.3
Gossip
as Cathy Jones
2000
5.8
Onegin
as Olga
1999
6.1
Inside-Out
as Window-dresser
1999
6.2
The Man with Rain in His Shoes
as Sylvia Weld
1998
4.9
Merlin
as Guinevere
1998
6.9
Face
as Connie
1997
6.2
Mrs. Dalloway
as Young Sally
1997
5.5
The Hunger
as Steph Reynolds
1997
5.9
Ballykissangel
as Jenny Clark
1996
6.9
The Grotesque
as Cleo Coal
1995
5.1
Loved Up
as Sarah
1995
5.3
Band of Gold
as Colette
1995
5.2
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Devil's Advocate
as Clare Rigby
1995
1.0
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Natasha Jackson
1995
7.0
The Jungle Book
as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
1994
6.0
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Elise Moran
1994
6.0
Fair Game
as Ellie
1994
3.8
Century
as Miriam
1993
4.9
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
as Margaret
1993
5.6
The Remains of the Day
as Lizzie
1993
7.4
Waterland
as Young Mary
1992
6.3
Soldier Soldier
as Shenna Bowles
1991
6.6
Spender
as Emily Goodman
1991
7.0
Shark Week
as Narrator
1988
7.6
🎬
Rita
as Rita
N/A
0.0
🎬
Jacqueline Ess
as Jacqueline Ess
N/A
0.0
🎬
Untitled Four-Part Detective Series
N/A
0.0
🎬
Divine Blood
as Ruth George
N/A
0.0