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Lena Headey

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Lena Headey is a British actress who is best known for her appearances in The Brothers Grimm, Possession, and The Remains of the Day. Headey stars as Queen Gorgo, a heroic Spartan woman in the period film 300, by director Zack Snyder. She was born in Bermuda, where her father, a Yorkshire police cadet... See full bio »

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2013 Vigilandia (pre-production)
 
2012 Dredd (post-production)
Madeline 'Ma-Ma' Madrigal
 
2011-2012 Game of Thrones (TV series)
Cersei Lannister
– Nightlands (2012) … Cersei Lannister
– The North Remembers (2012) … Cersei Lannister
– Fire and Blood (2011) … Cersei Lannister
– Baelor (2011) … Cersei Lannister
– The Pointy End (2011) … Cersei Lannister
See all 12 episodes »
 
2011 White Collar (TV series)
Sally
– Taking Account (2011) … Sally
 
2010 Pete Smalls Is Dead
Shannah
 
2009 The Super Hero Squad Show (TV series)
Black Widow / Mystique
– Deadly Is the Black Widow's Bite (2009) … Black Widow (voice) / Mystique (voice)
 
2009 Risen (Video Game)
Patty/Cathy/Jasmin/Lily (voice: English version)
 
2009 Tell Tale
Elizabeth Clemson
 
2008-2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series)
Sarah Connor
– Born to Run (2009) … Sarah Connor
– Adam Raised a Cain (2009) … Sarah Connor
– To the Lighthouse (2009) … Sarah Connor (also archive footage)
– Today Is the Day: Part 2 (2009) … Sarah Connor
– Today Is the Day: Part 1 (2009) … Sarah Connor
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2009 Laid to Rest
Cindy
 
2009 The Devil's Wedding (short)
The Devil's Bride
 
2008/I Whore
Mom
 
2008 The Red Baron
Käte Otersdorf
 
2008 The Broken
Gina McVey
 
2007 St. Trinian's
Miss Dickinson
 
2007 The Contractor (video)
DI Annette Ballard
 
2006 300
Queen Gorgo
 
2006 Vacancy (short)
Pam Bishop
 
2006 Ultra (TV movie)
Penny/Ultra
 
2005 Imagine Me & You
Luce
 
2005 Round About Five (short)
Girlfriend
 
2005 The Brothers Grimm
Angelika
 
2005 The Cave
Dr. Kathryn Jennings
 
2004 The Long Firm (TV series)
Ruby Ryder
– Lenny's Story (2004) … Ruby Ryder
– Ruby's Story (2004) … Ruby Ryder
 
2003 No Verbal Response (short)
Dr. Megan Pillay
 
2003 The Actors
Dolores
 
2002 Ripley's Game
Sarah Trevanny
 
2002 Possession
Blanche Glover
 
2002 The Gathering Storm (TV movie)
Ava Wigram
 
2002 Anazapta
Lady Matilda Mellerby
 
2001 The Parole Officer
Emma
 
2000 Aberdeen
Kaisa
 
2000/I Gossip
Cathy Jones
 
2000 Ropewalk
Allison
 
1999 Onegin
Olga
 
1999 Inside-Out (short)
Window-dresser
 
1998 Twice Upon a Yesterday
Sylvia Weld
 
1998 Merlin (TV mini-series)
Guinevere
 
1996-1997 Band of Gold (TV series)
Colette
– She's Back: Part Two (1997) … Colette
– She's Back: Part One (1997) … Colette
– Release (1996) … Colette
– Love (1996) … Colette
– Hurt (1996) … Colette
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1997 Mrs Dalloway
Young Sally
 
1997/I Face
Connie
 
1997 The Hunger (TV series)
Steph Reynolds
– Menage a Trois (1997) … Steph Reynolds
 
1997 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
Natasha Jackson
– Diplomatic Baggage (1997) … Natasha Jackson
 
1997 Gold (TV series)
Colette
 
1996 Ballykissangel (TV series)
Jenny Clark
– The Things We Do for Love (1996) … Jenny Clark (as Lena Heady)
 
1995 Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets
Cleo Coal
 
1995 Loved Up (TV movie)
Sarah
 
1995 Devil's Advocate (TV movie)
Clare Rigby
 
1994 The Jungle Book
Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon
 
1994 MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (TV movie)
Elise Moran
 
1994 Fair Game (TV movie)
Ellie
 
1993 Century
Miriam
 
1993 The Remains of the Day
Lizzie
 
1993 Soldier Soldier (TV series)
Shenna Bowles
– Base Details (1993) … Shenna Bowles
– Live Fire (1993) … Shenna Bowles
– Shifting Sands (1993) … Shenna Bowles
 
1993 Spender (TV series)
– Best Friends (1993)
– The More Things Change (1993)
 
1993 How We Used to Live (TV series)
Grace Palmer
– In Civil War: Truth or Treason (1993) … Grace Palmer
– In Civil War: Know Thine Enemy (1993) … Grace Palmer
– In Civil War: The Fugitive (1993) … Grace Palmer
 
1993 Screen Two (TV series)
Margaret
– The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993) … Margaret
 
1992 Waterland
Young Mary
 
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2003 The Actors (performer: "Could It Be Love?")
 
1999 Onegin (performer: "Gelder Rose in Bloom")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2009 The Devil's Wedding (short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2008-2011 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode #7.147 (2011) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #5.10 (2008) … Herself
– Episode #4.192 (2008) … Herself
 
2009 War Stories (video short)
Herself
 
2009 Collision with the Future: Deconstructing the Hunter Killer Attack (video documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Motivations (video short)
Herself
 
2009 Brunch with Bridget (TV series)
Herself
– Best Brunch Pillow Fights (2009) … Herself
 
2008 Infanity (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Creating the Chronicles (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #15.55 (2008) … Herself - Guest
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 January 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2007 HypaSpace (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #6.47 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 March 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– 300 (2007) … Herself
 
2003 The Buzz (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.3 (2003) … Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appears in the music video for "Bellissimo" by Bristol, UK band Ilya, directed by the Guard Brothers (January 2004). See more »

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Alternate Names:

Lena Heady

Height:

5' 5½" (1.66 m)
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Personal Quote:

We've all had that moment where you look into someone's eyes and there's some kind of recognition there, whether you act on it or not. See more »

Trivia:

Lena's son, born in April 2010, is named Wylie Elliot Loughran. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra