Lena Headey filmography

A photograph of Headey attending the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2014
Headey attending the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2014

Lena Headey is an English actress and producer. Headey studied acting at Shelley College where she performed in a number of school productions at the Royal National Theatre. She made her film debut in the 1992 mystery drama Waterland.[1] After appearing in a series of supporting parts throughout the 1990s, she went on to find fame for lead performances in big-budget films such as the fantasy film The Brothers Grimm (2005) and the action film 300 (2007), portraying Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, a role she yet again played in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014).

She gained international recognition in 2011 with the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister.[2] As of 2016, Headey has received consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations from 2014 to 2016 including one Golden Globe Award nomination.[3] In 2017, Headey became one of the highest paid actors on television and earned £2 million per episode of Game of Thrones.[4][5]

Headey played the villain Ma-Ma in the science fiction action film Dredd (2012). The following year she appeared in the horror film The Purge (2013). She then starred in the historical comedy horror Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) and the computer-animated science fantasy Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)

Film

Title Year Role Director Notes Ref(s)
Waterland 1992 Young Mary Stephen Gyllenhaal
The Remains of the Day 1993 Lizzie James Ivory
Century Miriam Stephen Poliakoff
The Jungle Book 1994 Katherine "Kitty" Brydon Stephen Sommers
The Grotesque 1995 Cleo Coal John-Paul Davidson
Face 1997 Connie Antonia Bird
Mrs Dalloway Young Sally Marleen Gorris
The Man with Rain in His Shoes 1998 Sylvia Weld Maria Ripoll
Inside-Out 1999 Window Dresser Charles Guard
Thomas Guard		 Short film
Onegin Olga Martha Fiennes
Ropewalk 2000 Allison Matt Brown
Gossip Cathy Jones Davis Guggenheim
Aberdeen Kaisa Hans Petter Moland
The Parole Officer 2001 Emma John Duigan
Anazapta 2002 Lady Matilda Mellerby Alberto Sciamma
Possession Blanche Glover Neil LaBute
Ripley's Game Sarah Trevanny Liliana Cavani
The Actors 2003 Dolores Conor McPherson
No Verbal Response Dr. Megan Pillay Helena Smith
The Brothers Grimm 2005 Angelika Terry Gilliam
The Cave Dr. Kathryn Jennings Bruce Hunt
Round About Five Girlfriend Charles Guard
Thomas Guard		 Short film
Imagine Me & You Luce Ol Parker
Vacancy 2006 Pam Bishop Yunsun Chae Short film
300 Gorgo, Queen of Sparta Zack Snyder
The Contractor 2007 DI Annette Ballard Josef Rusnak Direct-to-DVD
St Trinian's Miss Dickinson Oliver Parker
The Broken 2008 Gina McVey Sean Ellis
The Red Baron Käte Otersdorf Nikolai Müllerschön
Whore Mom Thomas Dekker
The Devil's Wedding 2009 The Devil's Bride Dan Cadan Short film
Also executive producer
Laid to Rest Cindy Robert Green Hall
Tell Tale Elizabeth Clemson Michael Cuesta
Pete Smalls Is Dead 2010 Shannah Alexandre Rockwell [6]
Dredd 2012 Madeline "Ma-Ma" Madrigal Pete Travis
The Purge 2013 Mary Sandin James DeMonaco
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Jocelyn Fray Harald Zwart
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box 2014 Monica Jonathan Newman
Low Down Sheila Albany Jeff Preiss
300: Rise of an Empire Gorgo, Queen of Sparta Noam Murro
Zipper 2015 Jeannie Ellis Mora Stephens
Unity Narrator Shaun Monson Documentary
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 2016 Lady Catherine de Bourgh Burr Steers [7]
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Lunafreya Nox Fleuret Takeshi Nozue Voice [8]
Thumper 2017 Ellen Jordan Ross [9]
Fighting with My Family Films that have not yet been released 2018 Julia Bevis Stephen Merchant Post-production [10]
The Flood Films that have not yet been released Wendy Anthony Woodley Post-production
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Title Year Role Network Notes Ref.
Screen Two 1993 Margaret BBC Episode: "The Clothes in the Wardrobe"
Spender Emily Goodman BBC One 2 episodes
How We Used To Live Grace Palmer ITV Yorkshire 3 episodes
Soldier Soldier Shenna Bowles ITV
Fair Game 1994 Ellie BBC Television film
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday Elise Moran ABC
Devil's Advocate 1995 Clare Rigby BBC
Loved Up Sarah
Ballykissangel 1996 Jenny Clark Episode: "The Things We Do for Love"
Band of Gold 1996–1997 Colette ITV 8 episodes
Kavanagh QC 1997 Natasha Jackson Episode: "Diplomatic Baggage"
The Hunger Steph Reynolds Syfy Episode: "Ménage à Trois"
Merlin 1998 Queen Guinevere NBC Miniseries
2 episodes
The Gathering Storm 2002 Ava Wigram BBC/HBO Television film
The Long Firm 2004 Ruby Ryder BBC 2 episodes
Ultra 2006 Penny / Ultra CBS Pilot [11]
[12]
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2008–2009 Sarah Connor Fox 31 episodes [13]
The Super Hero Squad Show 2009 Black Widow
Mystique		 Cartoon Network Voice
Episode: "Deadly Is the Black Widow's Bite!"
White Collar 2011 Sally USA Network Episode: "Taking Account"
Game of Thrones 2011–present Cersei Lannister HBO Main role [14]
Sesame Street 2013 Herself PBS Episode: "Simon Says"
Uncle Grandpa 2014–2017 Aunt Grandma Cartoon Network Voice
4 episodes
Danger Mouse 2015–present Jeopardy Mouse CBBC Voice
8 episodes
Trollhunters 2017–2018 Morgana/The Pale Lady Netflix Voice
8 episodes		 [15]

Music video

Year Title Artist
2004 "Bellissimo"[16] Ilya
2017 "Ill Ray (The King)"[17] Kasabian

Video games

Title Year Voice role Ref.
Risen 2009 Patty / Cathy / Jasmin / Lily
Dishonored 2012 Callista Curnow [18]
Game of Thrones 2014–15 Cersei Lannister [19]

References

  1. ↑ Campling, Katie (16 January 2008). "Lena gets ready to terminate TV ratings". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Gilbert, Matthew (15 April 2011). "Fantasy comes true with HBO's Game of Thrones". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Game of Thrones". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Parker, Mike (April 25, 2017). "Game Of Thrones season 7: Stars set to earn £2 Million per episode". Daily Express. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ Hooton, Christopher (April 25, 2017). "Game of Thrones season 7: Actors 'set to earn £2million per episode', making them highest-paid ever". The Independent. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pete Smalls Is Dead Movie Reviews, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Canova, Stacey (5 August 2015). "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies at #SDCC #PPZMovie". Page Turners. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Goldfarb, Andrew. "Final Fantasy 15 Movie 'Kingsglaive' Announced". IGN. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. ↑ McNary, Dave (14 April 2016). "Daniel Webber, Eliza Taylor to Star in Police Drama 'Thumper' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  10. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (8 February 2017). "Lena Headey & Nick Frost Join Dwayne Johnson In 'Fighting With My Family'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  11. ↑ Cericola, Rachel (24 February 2006). "Peter Dinklage in for "Ultra"". Tvfodder.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Peter Dinklage: Master of the Game". Rolling Stone. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  13. ↑ Goldman, Eric (22 June 2007). "Guiding the Sarah Connor Chronicles". IGN. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Game of Thrones: Cast". HBO. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "'Trollhunters': Mark Hamill, Lena Headey & David Bradley Set To Recur In Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Ilya - Bellissimo". Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  17. ↑ "Watch Kasabian's Ill Ray (The King) Video With GOT's Lena Headey". Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  18. ↑ Sarkar, Samit (3 August 2012). "'Dishonored' voice cast includes Susan Sarandon, Michael Madsen, Carrie Fisher". The Verge. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  19. ↑ Futter, Mike (20 November 2014). "[Exclusive] Meet The Exiled Son Of Game Of Thrones' House Forrester". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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