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  2. Lena Headey - Wikipedia

    • Lena Kathren Headey 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. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for her p… See more

    BornLena Kathren Headey · 3 October 1973 · Hamilton, Bermuda
    SpousePeter Loughran · (m. 2007; div. 2013) · Marc Menchaca (m. 2022)
    Children2
    NationalityBritish
    Early life

    Headey was born the daughter of Susan (née Brown) and John Headey. Her father, a police officer from Yorkshire, was stationed in Hamilton at the time in the Bermuda Police Service. Headey has one younger brother na… See more

    Career

    At age 17, Headey performed in a one-off show and afterwards a casting agent took her photo and asked her to audition. She eventually obtained a supporting role in the drama Waterland (1992), where she had the opportunit… See more

    Advocacy

    Headey supports the LGBT rights organisation NOH8, and in April 2015 appeared on a T-shirt designed by them and sold through Represent.com to raise funds for the cause.
    Headey ha… See more

    Personal life

    She married musician Peter Loughran in May 2007. Their son was born in 2010. She has spoken about suffering from postnatal depression following his birth. Headey and Loughran separated in 2011, and she filed for divorce … See more

    Filmography

    Headey has appeared in over 50 films. Her most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films include The Remains of the Day (1993), The Jungle Book (1994), Aberdeen (2000), The Parole Officer (2001), Ripley's Ga… See more

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  1. Lena Headey - IMDb

    Apr 11, 2019 · Lena Headey is a Bermudian-British actress best known for playing Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones. She has also starred in films …

    • Birth Place: Hamilton, Bermuda
    • Height: 1.66 m
  2. Lena Headey filmography - Wikipedia

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  3. Lena Headey - Biography - IMDb

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  5. Lena Headey - The Movie Database (TMDB)

    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 …

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  7. Lena Headey Wondered 'What Do I Do' After Games of …

    May 11, 2023 · British actress Lena Headey played Cersei Lannister in hit HBO drama Game of Thrones and now stars in the network's limited series White House Plumbers

  8. Lena Headey to Star in Netflix's 'The Abandons' From …

    Mar 27, 2023 · Game of Thrones star Lena Headey is headed west — specifically, to the Oregon of the 1850s — for her next TV series. Headey will star in The Abandons, a western from Sons of Anarchy creator...

  9. Lena Headey - Rotten Tomatoes

    49 rows · Having barely begun her career on British television, actress Lena Headey was wooed by American feature directors who were captivated by her emotional realism and timeless beauty.