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 Aw ... ard 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).
| Organization | Category | Movie |
|---|
Danger Mouse
as Jeopardy Mouse (voice)
Episodes: 100
First Aired: Sep 28, 2015
Game of Thrones
as Cersei Lannister
Episodes: 67
First Aired: Apr 17, 2011
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as Sarah Connor
Episodes: 31
First Aired: Jan 13, 2008
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
as Morgana
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Dec 23, 2016
Beacon 23
as Aster Calyx
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Nov 12, 2023
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
as Evil-Lyn (voice)
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 23, 2021
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as Maudra Fara
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Aug 30, 2019
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
as Morgana (voice)
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Aug 07, 2020
Uncle Grandpa
as Aunt Grandma (voice)
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 02, 2013
White House Plumbers
as Dorothy Hunt
Episodes: 5
First Aired: May 01, 2023
Band of Gold
as Colette
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Mar 12, 1995
The Long Firm
as Ruby Ryder
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jul 07, 2004
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
as Evil-Lyn (voice)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 25, 2024
Soldier Soldier
as Shenna Bowles
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jun 10, 1991
Spender
as Emily Goodman
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 08, 1991
Merlin
as Guinevere
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 26, 1998
Devil's Advocate
as Clare Rigby
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 04, 1995
Ballykissangel
as Jenny Clark
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 11, 1996
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Natasha Jackson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 03, 1995
Infinity Train
as Amelia / Teacher (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 05, 2019
Infinity Train
as The Conductor / Amelia (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 05, 2019
The Hunger
as Steph Reynolds
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 20, 1997
The Abandons
as Fiona Nolan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Unknown
White Collar
as Sally
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 23, 2009
MacGyver
as Elise Moran
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1985
Sally4Ever
as Lena Headey
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 25, 2018
Shark Week
as Narrator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 17, 1988
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Big Mama (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 20, 2018
Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 23, 2021
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 03, 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Herself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 02, 2009
SmartLess: On the Road
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 23, 2023
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 28, 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 04, 2019
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 02, 2009
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