Lena Headey

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1973-10-03 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Hamilton, Bermuda

Lena Headey

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 Jung...

Acting

2007

300

as Gorgo

2006

2008

The Broken

as Gina McVey

1994

The Jungle Book

as Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon

2007

St Trinian's

as Miss Dickinson

2005

1999

Onegin

as Olga

2002

Possession

as Blanche Glover

2008

The Red Baron

as Käthe

2005

The Cave

as Dr. Kathryn Jennings

2003

The Actors

as Dolores

2009

Tell-Tale

as Elizabeth

2000

Aberdeen

as Kaisa

1997

Face

as Connie

1994

2002

The Gathering Storm

as Ava Wigram

2007

The Contractor

as DI Annette Ballard

1997

Mrs. Dalloway

as Young Sally

2009

Laid to Rest

as Cindy

2012

Dredd

as Ma-Ma

2000

Gossip

as Cathy Jones

1995

The Grotesque

as Cleo Coal

2014

2005

Round About Five

as Girlfriend

1995

Loved Up

as Sarah

2002

Black Plague

as Lady Matilda Mellerby

1992

Waterland

as Young Mary

2013

The Purge

as Mary Sandin

2014

Low Down

as Sheila Albany

-

Crooks

as Blanche

2022

2010

1993

Century

as Miriam

2016

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

2015

Zipper

as Jeannie Ellis

-

Ballistic

as Nance Redfield

2015

Unity

as Narrator (voice)

1999

Inside-Out

as Window-dresser

2002

Ripley's Game

as Sarah Trevanny

-

Jacqueline Ess

as Jacqueline Ess

2017

Thumper

as Ellen

-

The Devil's Wedding

as The Devil's Bride

1994

Fair Game

as Ellie

2019

Fighting with My Family

as Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight

2006

Ultra

as Penny / Ultra

2018

Walk Like a Panther

as Miss Winters

2018

Leading Lady Parts

as Actress #6

1993

The Summer House

as Margaret

2021

2019

The Flood

as Wendy

2012

2021

Twist

as Sikes

-

Rita

as Rita

2008

Whore

as Mom

2022

9 Bullets

as Gypsy Moon

-

Normal

as Moira

1997

Menage a Trois

as Steph Reynolds

-

Long Pork

as Lily

Production

2012

-

Violet

as Director

2023

The Trap

as Executive Producer

2023

The Trap

as Director

2023

The Trap

as Screenplay

2019

The Flood

as Executive Producer

2019

The Trap

as Director

2019

The Trap

as Writer

-

Rita

as Executive Producer

-

H Is for Hawk

as Producer

© All Rights Reserved 2025