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Lena Headey

1973-10-03 (51 years old) in Hamilton, Bermuda

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).

Movies

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DC League of Super-Pets
72 %|Jul 27, 2022
Animation, Action, Family, Comedy, Science Fiction
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9 Bullets
54 %|Apr 14, 2022
Action, Thriller
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Gunpowder Milkshake
63 %|Jul 14, 2021
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Twist
59 %|Jan 22, 2021
Crime, Drama, Action
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The Flood
54 %|Jun 17, 2019
Drama
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Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
71 %|May 26, 2019
Documentary
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Fighting with My Family
69 %|Feb 14, 2019
Comedy
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Walk Like a Panther
62 %|Mar 9, 2018
Comedy
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Leading Lady Parts
77 %|Mar 8, 2018
Comedy
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Thumper
55.69 %|Apr 20, 2017
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
61.529999999999994 %|Feb 4, 2016
Romance, Horror, Comedy, Thriller
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Zipper
55 %|Aug 28, 2015
Thriller, Drama
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Unity
75 %|Aug 12, 2015
Documentary
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Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
85.76 %|Jan 29, 2015
Drama, Fantasy, Action
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300: Rise of an Empire
61 %|Mar 5, 2014
Action, Drama, War
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Low Down
56 %|Jan 19, 2014
Drama, Music
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The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
56 %|Dec 5, 2013
Fantasy, Adventure, Family
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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
64.42 %|Aug 21, 2013
Fantasy, Action, Mystery
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The Purge
62.61 %|May 31, 2013
Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
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Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
0 %|Oct 15, 2012
Animation, Fantasy, Horror
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Dredd
68.34 %|Sep 7, 2012
Action, Science Fiction
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Pete Smalls Is Dead
47 %|Sep 17, 2010
Comedy
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Tell-Tale
54 %|Apr 24, 2009
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Laid to Rest
54 %|Mar 18, 2009
Thriller, Horror
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The Broken
54 %|Nov 15, 2008
Thriller, Drama, Horror
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Whore
60 %|Oct 20, 2008
Drama
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The Red Baron
66 %|Mar 29, 2008
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
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St. Trinian's
59 %|Dec 21, 2007
Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
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The Contractor
55.43 %|Jul 10, 2007
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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300
72 %|Mar 7, 2007
Action, Adventure, War
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Ultra
0 %|Sep 1, 2006
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Imagine Me & You
75.71 %|Jan 27, 2006
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Round About Five
75 %|Aug 28, 2005
Romance, Comedy, Drama
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The Brothers Grimm
58.410000000000004 %|Aug 26, 2005
Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Thriller
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The Cave
54 %|Aug 26, 2005
Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
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The Actors
58 %|Mar 16, 2003
Comedy, Crime
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Black Plague
52 %|Dec 1, 2002
Thriller
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Ripley's Game
64 %|Sep 2, 2002
Crime, Thriller
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Possession
60 %|Aug 16, 2002
Drama, Mystery, Romance
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The Gathering Storm
66 %|Apr 22, 2002
Drama, History
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The Parole Officer
58 %|Aug 10, 2001
Crime, Comedy
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Aberdeen
66 %|Sep 8, 2000
Drama, Comedy
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Gossip
58 %|Apr 21, 2000
Mystery, Thriller
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Onegin
62 %|Dec 22, 1999
Drama, Romance
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Inside-Out
62 %|Jan 1, 1999
Romance, Comedy
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The Man with Rain in His Shoes
50 %|Nov 27, 1998
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Face
63 %|Sep 26, 1997
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Mrs. Dalloway
56 %|Sep 1, 1997
Drama, Romance
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The Grotesque
54 %|Sep 9, 1995
Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Loved Up
59 %|Aug 21, 1995
Drama, Romance
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Band of Gold
0 %|Mar 12, 1995
Drama
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The Jungle Book
59 %|Dec 23, 1994
Family, Adventure, Drama
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MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
59 %|Nov 24, 1994
Action, Adventure, TV Movie
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Fair Game
35 %|Jun 11, 1994
Drama, TV Movie
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Century
54 %|Dec 31, 1993
Romance, Drama
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The Summer House
53 %|Dec 21, 1993
Drama, TV Movie
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The Remains of the Day
73.84 %|Nov 5, 1993
Drama, Romance
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Waterland
62 %|Aug 21, 1992
Drama, Mystery
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Crooks
0 %|Invalid Date
Crime, Thriller
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Ballistic
0 %|Invalid Date
Thriller, Action
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Jacqueline Ess
0 %|Invalid Date
Horror
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The Devil's Wedding
0 %|Invalid Date
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Rita
0 %|Invalid Date
Comedy, Drama

Series

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Masters of the Universe: Revolution
79 %|Jan 25, 2024
Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Beacon 23
59 %|Nov 12, 2023
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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SmartLess: On the Road
80 %|May 23, 2023
Documentary
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White House Plumbers
62 %|May 1, 2023
Drama
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Masters of the Universe: Revelation
65 %|Jul 23, 2021
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation
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Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
82 %|Aug 7, 2020
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
78 %|Aug 30, 2019
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Infinity Train
85 %|Aug 5, 2019
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Infinity Train
85 %|Aug 5, 2019
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Under A Rock with Tig Notaro
60 %|Jun 4, 2019
Comedy
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Sally4Ever
46.43 %|Oct 25, 2018
Comedy
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Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
72.55 %|Jul 20, 2018
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family
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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
85 %|Dec 23, 2016
Family, Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Danger Mouse
63.33 %|Sep 28, 2015
Comedy, Animation
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Running Wild with Bear Grylls
68.54 %|Jul 28, 2014
Action & Adventure, Reality
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
54 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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Uncle Grandpa
44 %|Sep 2, 2013
Comedy, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family
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Game of Thrones
85 %|Apr 17, 2011
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
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White Collar
82.6 %|Oct 23, 2009
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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RuPaul's Drag Race
75 %|Feb 2, 2009
Reality
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RuPaul's Drag Race
75 %|Feb 2, 2009
Reality
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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
75 %|Jan 13, 2008
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
67 %|Jan 3, 2005
Comedy, Talk
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The Long Firm
76 %|Jul 7, 2004
Drama, Crime
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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Merlin
68 %|Apr 26, 1998
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Family
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The Hunger
56 %|Jul 20, 1997
Drama
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Ballykissangel
69 %|Feb 11, 1996
Comedy, Drama
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Band of Gold
58.75 %|Mar 12, 1995
Drama, Crime
actor
Devil's Advocate
10 %|Jan 4, 1995
Drama, Crime
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Kavanagh Q.C.
66 %|Jan 3, 1995
Crime, Drama
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Soldier Soldier
63.849999999999994 %|Jun 10, 1991
Drama, War & Politics
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Spender
70 %|Jan 8, 1991
Crime, Drama
actor
The Abandons
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama, Western
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Shark Week
75 %|Jul 17, 1988
Documentary
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MacGyver
77 %|Sep 29, 1985
Action & Adventure, Drama, Family, Crime, Western