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Lena Headey
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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).
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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
MacGyver
White Collar
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Infinity Train
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
RuPaul's Drag Race
The Hunger
SmartLess: On the Road
Shark Week
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Game of Thrones
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
DC League of Super-Pets
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
The Remains of the Day
Danger Mouse
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
The Last of the Game of Thrones Hot Takes
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow
Merlin
White House Plumbers
300: Rise of an Empire
The Contractor
Dredd
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
The Jungle Book
The Brothers Grimm
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Twist
The Parole Officer
Imagine Me & You
The Purge
Gunpowder Milkshake
300
Fighting with My Family
Gossip
Beacon 23
9 Bullets
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The Abandons
Ultra
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
Production Credits
Beacon 23
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