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Lena Kathren Headey is an English actress. She is best known for her acclaimed portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Born
Wednesday, 03 October 1973
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Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Masters of the Universe: Revolution | Evil-Lyn (voice) / Evil-Lyn | 2024 |
Crooks | 2024 | |
Beacon 23 | Aster Calyx / Aster | 2023 |
SmartLess: On the Road | Self | 2023 |
White House Plumbers | Dorothy Hunt | 2023 |
2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner | Self | 2023 |
DC League of Super-Pets | Lara / Lara (voice) | 2022 |
Ukraine: Answering the Call | Self | 2022 |
9 Bullets | Gypsy Moon / Gypsy | 2022 |
Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow | Self | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Masters of the Universe: Revolution | Evil-Lyn (voice) / Evil-Lyn | 2024 |
Crooks | 2024 | |
Beacon 23 | Aster Calyx / Aster | 2023 |
SmartLess: On the Road | Self | 2023 |
White House Plumbers | Dorothy Hunt | 2023 |
2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner | Self | 2023 |
DC League of Super-Pets | Lara / Lara (voice) | 2022 |
Ukraine: Answering the Call | Self | 2022 |
9 Bullets | Gypsy Moon / Gypsy | 2022 |
Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow | Self | 2021 |
Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Evil-Lyn (voice) / Evil-Lyn / God-Lyn / Old Hag / Majestra | 2021 |
Gunpowder Milkshake | Scarlet | 2021 |
Twist | Sikes | 2021 |
Rita | Rita | 2021 |
Wizards | Morgana | 2020 |
GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
A Little Late with Lilly Singh | Self | 2019 |
Infinity Train | Amelia / Conductor / Teacher / The Conductor | 2019 |
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | Maudra Fara | 2019 |
The Flood | Wendy | 2019 |
Under a Rock with Tig Notaro | Self - Guest | 2019 |
Fighting with My Family | Julia Knight / Julia 'Sweet Saraya' Knight | 2019 |
Sally4Ever | Lena Headey | 2018 |
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Big Mama | 2018 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Walk Like a Panther | Miss Winters / Janet Winters | 2018 |
Thumper | Ellen | 2017 |
The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Morgana / The Pale Lady | 2016 |
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Cersei Lannister | 2016 |
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | Lunafreya Nox Fleuret | 2016 |
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Lady Catherine de Bourgh | 2016 |
Danger Mouse | Jeopardy Mouse (voice) / Jeopardy Mouse | 2015 |
Zipper | Jeannie Ellis | 2015 |
Unity | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2015 |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life | Self - Cersei Lannister | 2015 |
Low Down | Sheila Albany | 2014 |
Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014 |
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2014 |
Running Wild with Bear Grylls | Self | 2014 |
300: Rise of an Empire | Queen Gorgo | 2014 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box | Monica | 2013 |
Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Jocelyn / Jocelyn Fray | 2013 |
The Purge | Mary Sandin | 2013 |
Dredd | Ma-Ma | 2012 |
Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
Game of Thrones | Cersei Lannister | 2011 |
Conan | Self - Clueless Gamer / Herself - Guest | 2010 |
Pete Smalls Is Dead | Shannah | 2010 |
Uncle Grandpa | Aunt Grandma | 2010 |
White Collar | Sally | 2009 |
Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
The Super Hero Squad Show | Black Widow / Mystique | 2009 |
Tell Tale | Elizabeth Clemson / Elizabeth | 2009 |
Laid to Rest | Cindy | 2009 |
RuPaul's Drag Race | Self / Self - Guest Judge | 2009 |
The Broken | Gina McVey | 2008 |
Whore | Mom | 2008 |
Brunch with Bridget | Self | 2008 |
The Red Baron | Käte / Käthe | 2008 |
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Sarah Connor | 2008 |
St. Trinian's | Miss Dickinson | 2007 |
Chelsea Lately | Jocelyn Fray in 'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones' / Herself - Guest | 2007 |
The Contractor | DI Annette Ballard | 2007 |
300 | Queen Gorgo / Gorgo | 2007 |
Ultra | Penny / Ultra | 2006 |
Imagine Me & You | Luce | 2005 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
Round About Five | Girlfriend | 2005 |
The Brothers Grimm | Angelika | 2005 |
The Cave | Dr. Kathryn Jennings | 2005 |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
The Long Firm | Ruby Ryder | 2004 |
The Actors | Dolores | 2003 |
Ripley's Game | Sarah Trevanny | 2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself | 2003 |
No Verbal Response | Megan | 2003 |
Black Plague | Lady Matilda Mellerby | 2002 |
The Buzz | Self | 2002 |
Possession | Blanche Glover | 2002 |
HypaSpace | Self | 2002 |
The Gathering Storm | Ava Wigram | 2002 |
The Parole Officer | Emma | 2001 |
Aberdeen | Kaisa | 2000 |
Gossip | Cathy Jones | 2000 |
Ropewalk | Allison | 2000 |
Onegin | Olga | 1999 |
Twice Upon a Yesterday | Sylvia Weld | 1998 |
Merlin | Guinevere | 1998 |
Face | Connie | 1997 |
Mrs Dalloway | Young Sally | 1997 |
The Hunger | Steph / Nurse | 1997 |
Van Gogh's Ear | 1997 | |
Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets | Cleo Coal | 1996 |
Ballykissangel | Jenny Clark | 1996 |
Loved Up | Sarah | 1995 |
Band of Gold | Colette | 1995 |
Kavanagh QC | Natasha Jackson | 1995 |
The Jungle Book | Kitty / Katherine 'Kitty' Brydon | 1994 |
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Elise Moran | 1994 |
Century | Miriam | 1993 |
The Remains of the Day | Lizzie | 1993 |
Late Show with David Letterman | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
Waterland | Young Mary | 1992 |
HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
Soldier Soldier | Shenna Bowles | 1991 |
Spender | Emily Goodman | 1991 |
Screen Two | Margaret | 1985 |
Good Morning America: Weekend Edition | Self - Guest | 1975 |
Sesame Street | Self | 1969 |
60 Minutes | Self - Actress (segment "Game of Thrones") / Self - Actress (segment "Game of Thrones") (archive footage) | 1968 |
How We Used to Live | Grace Palmer | 1968 |
Producer Filmography
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
2017 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |