PERSON: Lena Headey

Actress

Lena Kathren Headey (/ˈliːnə ˈhiːdi/ Lee-nə HEE-dee; born 3 October 1973) is an English actress from Yorkshire. She is best known for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO epic drama series Game of Thrones (2011–present), for which she has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination.

Headey made her big screen debut in Waterland (1992), and continued to work steadily in British films and on television throughout the decade, before finding fame with her lead performances in 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), The Parole Officer (2001), Ripley’s Game (2002), Dredd (2012) The Purge (2013), and 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). She played Sarah Connor in the spin-off series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009).

Headey has 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 (2015–17) and Trollhunters (2017–18).

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