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Lena Headey

1973 - Today

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Lena Kathren Headey ( LEE-nə HEE-dee; born 3 October 1973) is an English actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination, and Queen Gorgo in 300 (2006). Headey made her film debut in the British film, The Clothes in the Wardrobe (US: The Summer House) (1992) alongside actresses Jeanne Moreau, Joan Plowright, and Julie Walters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lena Headey has received more than 22,996,844 page views. Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Lena Headey is the 1,240th most popular actor (up from 1,287th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Bermuda and the 2nd most popular Bermudian Actor.

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  • 60

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.49

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  • 4.61

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lena Headey ranks 1,240 out of 13,578. Before her are Richard Bull, George Sanders, Vera Farmiga, Beba Lončar, Mizzi Kaspar, and Lance Reddick. After her are Roddy McDowall, Beau Bridges, Vakhtang Kikabidze, Cloris Leachman, Elizabeth Hurley, and Laura Dern.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Lena Headey ranks 30. Before her are Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, Kate Beckinsale, Jim Parsons, Jay-Jay Okocha, Vera Farmiga, and Ruslana. After her are Robert Pires, George Floyd, Christian Vieri, Varg Vikernes, Monica Seles, and Stacey Abrams.

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In Bermuda

Among people born in Bermuda, Lena Headey ranks 2 out of 8. Before her are Oona O'Neill (1925). After her are Diana Douglas (1923), Earl Cameron (1917), Heather Nova (1967), Shaun Goater (1970), Flora Duffy (1987), Nahki Wells (1990), and Hiroki Ito (null).

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Among ACTORS In Bermuda

Among actors born in Bermuda, Lena Headey ranks 2. Before her are Oona O'Neill (1925). After her are Diana Douglas (1923), and Earl Cameron (1917).

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Television and Movie Roles

Game of Thrones
Cersei Lannister
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
8.444 / 10
The Purge
Mary Sandin
Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.
May 31o 20136.258 / 10
300
Gorgo
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and helped usher in the world's first democracy.
Mar 7o 20077.179 / 10