Lena Headey filmography
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).
Headey attending the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in 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).
Film
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Waterland | Young Mary | ||
| 1993 | The Remains of the Day | Lizzie | ||
| 1993 | Century | Miriam | ||
| 1994 | The Jungle Book | Katherine "Kitty" Brydon | ||
| 1995 | The Grotesque | Cleo Coal | ||
| 1997 | Face | Connie | ||
| 1997 | Mrs Dalloway | Young Sally | ||
| 1998 | The Man with Rain in His Shoes | Sylvia Weld | ||
| 1999 | Inside-Out | Window Dresser | Short film | |
| 1999 | Onegin | Olga | ||
| 2000 | Ropewalk | Allison | ||
| 2000 | Gossip | Cathy Jones | ||
| 2000 | Aberdeen | Kaisa | ||
| 2001 | The Parole Officer | Emma | ||
| 2002 | Anazapta | Lady Matilda Mellerby | Released as Black Plague in the US | |
| 2002 | Possession | Blanche Glover | ||
| 2002 | Ripley's Game | Sarah Trevanny | ||
| 2003 | The Actors | Dolores | ||
| 2003 | No Verbal Response | Dr. Megan Pillay | ||
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Angelika | ||
| 2005 | The Cave | Dr. Kathryn Jennings | ||
| 2005 | Round About Five | Girlfriend | Short film | |
| 2005 | Imagine Me & You | Luce | ||
| 2006 | Vacancy | Pam Bishop | Short film | |
| 2006 | 300 | Gorgo, Queen of Sparta | ||
| 2007 | The Contractor | DI Annette Ballard | Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2007 | St Trinian's | Miss Dickinson | ||
| 2008 | The Broken | Gina McVey | ||
| 2008 | The Red Baron | Käte Otersdorf | ||
| 2008 | Whore | Mom | ||
| 2009 | The Devil's Wedding | The Devil's Bride | Short film Also executive producer |
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| 2009 | Laid to Rest | Cindy | ||
| 2009 | Tell-Tale | Elizabeth Clemson | ||
| 2010 | Pete Smalls Is Dead | Shannah | [6] | |
| 2012 | Dredd | Madeline "Ma-Ma" Madrigal | ||
| 2013 | The Purge | Mary Sandin | ||
| 2013 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Jocelyn Fray | ||
| 2014 | The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box | Monica | ||
| 2014 | Low Down | Sheila Albany | ||
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire | Gorgo, Queen of Sparta | ||
| 2015 | Zipper | Jeannie Ellis | ||
| 2015 | Unity | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Lady Catherine de Bourgh | [7] | |
| 2016 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | Lunafreya Nox Fleuret | Voice; English dub | [8] |
| 2017 | Thumper | Ellen | [9] | |
| 2018 | Leading Lady Parts | Herself | Short film | |
| 2019 | Fighting with My Family | Julia Bevis | [10] | |
| 2019 | The Flood | Wendy | Also executive producer | |
| 2019 | The Trap | N/A | Short film Director and writer |
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| 2021 | Twist | Sikes | [11] | |
| 2021 | Gunpowder Milkshake |
Scarlet | Post-production | [12] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Screen Two | Margaret | Episode: "The Clothes in the Wardrobe" | |
| 1993 | Spender | Emily Goodman | 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | How We Used To Live | Grace Palmer | 3 episodes | |
| 1993 | Soldier Soldier | Shenna Bowles | 3 episodes | |
| 1994 | Fair Game | Ellie | Television film | |
| 1994 | MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Elise Moran | Television film | |
| 1995 | Devil's Advocate | Clare Rigby | Television film | |
| 1995 | Loved Up | Sarah | Television film | |
| 1996 | Ballykissangel | Jenny Clark | Episode: "The Things We Do for Love" | |
| 1996–1997 | Band of Gold | Colette | 8 episodes | |
| 1997 | Kavanagh QC | Natasha Jackson | Episode: "Diplomatic Baggage" | |
| 1997 | The Hunger | Steph Reynolds | Episode: "Ménage à Trois" | |
| 1998 | Merlin | Queen Guinevere | 2 episodes | |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | Ava Wigram | Television film | |
| 2004 | The Long Firm | Ruby Ryder | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Ultra | Penny/Ultra | Pilot | [13][14] |
| 2008–2009 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Sarah Connor | 31 episodes | [15] |
| 2009 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Black Widow / Mystique | Voices Episode: "Deadly Is the Black Widow's Bite!" |
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| 2011 | White Collar | Sally | Episode: "Taking Account" | |
| 2011–2019 | Game of Thrones | Cersei Lannister | 62 episodes | [16] |
| 2013 | Sesame Street | Herself | Episode: "Simon Says" | |
| 2014–2017 | Uncle Grandpa | Aunt Grandma | Voice 4 episodes |
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| 2015–2017 | Danger Mouse | Jeopardy Mouse | Voice 8 episodes |
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| 2017–2018 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Morgana / The Pale Lady | Voice 13 episodes |
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| 2018 | Sally4Ever | Herself | Episode: "Episode 4" | |
| 2018–2019 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Big Mama | Voice 9 episodes |
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| 2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | Maudra Fara | Voice 6 episodes |
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| 2019–2020 | Infinity Train | Amelia | Voice 6 episodes |
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| 2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Morgana | Voice 9 episodes |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Bellissimo"[18] | Ilya | |
| 2017 | "Ill Ray (The King)"[19] | Kasabian | |
| 2019 | "You Mean the World to Me" | Freya Ridings | Director[20] |
| 2020 | "Miracle" | Madeon | Director |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Risen | Patty / Cathy / Jasmin / Lily | |
| 2012 | Dishonored | Callista Curnow | [21] |
| 2014–2015 | Game of Thrones | Cersei Lannister | [22] |
References
- Campling, Katie (16 January 2008). "Lena gets ready to terminate TV ratings". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- 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.
- "Game of Thrones". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- Parker, Mike (25 April 2017). "Game Of Thrones season 7: Stars set to earn £2 Million per episode". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- Hooton, Christopher (25 April 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 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- "Pete Smalls Is Dead Movie Reviews, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- Canova, Stacey (5 August 2015). "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies at #SDCC #PPZMovie". Page Turners. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- Goldfarb, Andrew. "Final Fantasy 15 Movie 'Kingsglaive' Announced". IGN. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- McNary, Dave (14 April 2016). "Daniel Webber, Eliza Taylor to Star in Police Drama 'Thumper' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- Fleming Jr, Mike (8 February 2017). "Lena Headey & Nick Frost Join Dwayne Johnson In 'Fighting With My Family'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ‘Twist’: Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora & Raff Law Lead Cast In Sky Movie Update Of Charles Dickens Classic
- Fleming Jr, Mike (6 February 2019), ‘Game Of Thrones’ Lena Headey To Star In ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ (Exclusive)
- Cericola, Rachel (24 February 2006). "Peter Dinklage in for "Ultra"". Tvfodder.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "Peter Dinklage: Master of the Game". Rolling Stone. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- Goldman, Eric (22 June 2007). "Guiding the Sarah Connor Chronicles". IGN. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "Game of Thrones: Cast". HBO. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "'Trollhunters': Mark Hamill, Lena Headey & David Bradley Set To Recur In Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- "Ilya - Bellissimo". Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- "Watch Kasabian's Ill Ray (The King) Video With GOT's Lena Headey". Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- Clarke, Stewart (1 March 2019), Lena Headey Directs Maisie Williams in Freya Ridings Music Video
- 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.
- 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.
External links
- Lena Headey at IMDb
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