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 portrayal of the Spartan queen in 300 (2006).
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 named Tim. She is of English and Irish descent. When she was five, her family returned to England, initially settling in Somerset. She took ballet lessons as a child. She had her first acting experience when as a pupil at Shelley College; she was noticed at age 17, when performing in a school production at the Royal National Theatre, and was picked for a role in the 1992 film Waterland.
| Date of Birth | 3rd October 1973 |
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| Age | 51 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current City | Hamilton |
| Birth Place | Hamilton |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Spouses | Peter Loughran Marc Menchaca |
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| Education |
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| Shelley College |
| Occupation | actor, voice actor, film actor, film director |
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