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Lena Headey (born October 3, 1973) is an English actress.

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Lena Kathren Headey (born October 3, 1973) is an English actress.
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* ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'' (2019) as Julia Bevis/Sweet Saraya
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** Oddly specific in certain roles: in ''Series/{{Merlin| 1998}}'' (1998), she plays Queen Guinevere, a queen who is unfaithful to her husband, King Arthur, who is subsequently killed. Later in ''Film/ThreeHundred'' (2007), she plays Queen Gorgo, a queen who is unfaithful to her husband, King Leonidas, who is subsequently killed. Finally, in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (2011-2019), she plays Queen Cersei Lannister, a queen who is unfaithful to her husband, King Robert Baratheon, who is subsequently killed.
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She was discovered at age 17 performing in a one-off show at the Royal National Theatre. Her first major role was in ''Film/TheJungleBook'' as Katherine. Other major roles include Queen Gorgo of Sparta in ''Film/ThreeHundred'', Sarah Connor in ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', and Queen Cersei Lannister in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

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She was discovered at age 17 performing in a one-off show at the Royal National Theatre. Her first major role was in ''Film/TheJungleBook'' as Katherine. Other major roles of hers include Queen Gorgo of Sparta in ''Film/ThreeHundred'', Sarah Connor in ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', and Queen Cersei Lannister in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' (2018) - as Big Mama
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** She's the female lead of the 1994 film ''Film/TheJungleBook'', over a decade before Lena starts playing her [[Film/ThreeHundred most]] [[Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles memorable]] [[Series/GameOfThrones roles]].

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** She's She was the female lead of the 1994 film ''Film/TheJungleBook'', over a decade before Lena starts playing her [[Film/ThreeHundred most]] [[Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles memorable]] [[Series/GameOfThrones roles]].1994's ''Film/TheJungleBook''.

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She was discovered at age 17 performing in a one-off show at the Royal National Theatre. Her first major role was in ''Film/TheJungleBook'' as Katherine. Other major roles include Queen Gorgo of Sparta in ''Film/ThreeHundred'', Sarah Connor in ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', and Queen Cersei Lannister in ''Series/GameOfThrones''. From 2007 to 2012, she was married to musician Peter Paul Loughran, with whom she has a son named Wylie.

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She was discovered at age 17 performing in a one-off show at the Royal National Theatre. Her first major role was in ''Film/TheJungleBook'' as Katherine. Other major roles include Queen Gorgo of Sparta in ''Film/ThreeHundred'', Sarah Connor in ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', and Queen Cersei Lannister in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

From 2007 to 2012, she was married to musician Peter Paul Loughran, with whom she has a son named Wylie.
Wylie.

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Lena Headey (born October 3, 1973) is an English actress. She was discovered at age 17 performing in a one-off show at the Royal National Theatre. Her first major role was in ''Film/TheJungleBook'' as Katherine. Other major roles include Queen Gorgo of Sparta in ''Film/ThreeHundred'', Sarah Connor in ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', and Queen Cersei Lannister in ''Series/GameOfThrones''. From 2007 to 2012, she was married to musician Peter Paul Loughran, with whom she has a son named Wylie.

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Lena Headey (born October 3, 1973) is an English actress.

She was discovered at age 17 performing in a one-off show at the Royal National Theatre. Her first major role was in ''Film/TheJungleBook'' as Katherine. Other major roles include Queen Gorgo of Sparta in ''Film/ThreeHundred'', Sarah Connor in ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', and Queen Cersei Lannister in ''Series/GameOfThrones''. From 2007 to 2012, she was married to musician Peter Paul Loughran, with whom she has a son named Wylie.

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** ''Film/ThreeHundredRiseOfAnEmpire'' (2014)



* ''Film/ThreeHundredRiseOfAnEmpire'' (2013) as Queen Gorgo
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* ''[[Series/Sally4Ever Sally4Ever]]'' (2018) - [[AsHerself Herself]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' (2018) - Big Mama
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (2011+) as Queen Cersei Lannister

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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (2011+) (2011-2019) as Queen Cersei Lannister
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* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: She's played more than her fair share of villains such as Ma-Ma and Cersei, and even her more sympathetic characters tend to lean toward uptight or anti-heroic. In reality, Lena is a fun-loving and friendly woman with a goofy sense of humor (as best demonstrated by [[https://twitter.com/iamlenaheadey her Twitter feed]]) who is adored by her cast mates.
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* ImageSource: As [[Series/GameOfThrones Cersei Lannister]], for MotherMakesYouKing [[note]]along with Creator/JackGleeson[[/note]]
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* ButIPlayOneOnTV: She recalls in some interviews that some people call her a bitch to her face because they found Cersei Lannister so unlikeable.


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* FakeAmerican: Maybe a quarter of her roles. (an exception is the [[FakeNationality Fake Greek]] in ''Film/ThreeHundred'').
* ImageSource: As [[Series/GameOfThrones Cersei Lannister]], for MotherMakesYouKing [[note]]along with Creator/JackGleeson[[/note]]
* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: She's played more than her fair share of villains such as Ma-Ma and Cersei, and even her more sympathetic characters tend to lean toward uptight or anti-heroic. In reality, Lena is a fun-loving and friendly woman with a goofy sense of humor (as best demonstrated by [[https://twitter.com/iamlenaheadey her Twitter feed]]) who is adored by her cast mates.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Fans of ''Series/{{MacGyver}}'' may recall that the last conversation [=MacGyver=] ever has with another character (in the closing scene of the final TV movie ''Trail to Doomsday'') was with the {{Adorkable}} daughter of the character whose death set the plot in motion. Guess who that was beneath the terrible haircut and ugly glasses.
** She's the female lead of the 1994 film ''Film/TheJungleBook'', over a decade before Lena starts playing her [[Film/ThreeHundred most]] [[Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles memorable]] [[Series/GameOfThrones roles]].
* StarMakingRole: Although her roles in ''Film/ThreeHundred'' and ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' gave her attention, ''Series/GameOfThrones'' is generally remembered as what truly made her a star.
* TrollingCreator: She is fond of obliquely spoiling future ''Series/GameOfThrones'' plot developments on Instagram. Before its fourth season started airing, she messed with people's expectations when she posted [[http://instagram.com/p/nEeNM0PA3L# a heart-shape made of stones]], which teased that Lady Stoneheart would appear. She didn't.
* TypeCasting: As queens and other women trying to raise their sons to be great men. Subverted in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'' where she's called "Ma-Ma" but isn't an actual mother.
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->''"There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful."''
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Lena Headey (born October 3 1973) is an English actress. She was discovered at age 17 performing in a one-off show at the Royal National Theatre. Her first major role was in ''Film/TheJungleBook'' as Katherine. Other major roles include Queen Gorgo of Sparta in ''Film/ThreeHundred'', Sarah Connor in ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', and Queen Cersei Lannister in ''Series/GameOfThrones''. From 2007 to 2012, she was married to musician Peter Paul Loughran, with whom she has a son named Wylie.

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Lena Headey (born October 3 3, 1973) is an English actress. She was discovered at age 17 performing in a one-off show at the Royal National Theatre. Her first major role was in ''Film/TheJungleBook'' as Katherine. Other major roles include Queen Gorgo of Sparta in ''Film/ThreeHundred'', Sarah Connor in ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'', and Queen Cersei Lannister in ''Series/GameOfThrones''. From 2007 to 2012, she was married to musician Peter Paul Loughran, with whom she has a son named Wylie.
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* CartwrightCurse: Her on-screen love interests/husbands tend to have high mortality rates. Notable examples are ''Film/ThreeHundred'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' (she begins the series as a single mother with the child's father long dead), ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (her husband [[YourCheatingHeart wasn't]] her [[{{Twincest}} main love interest]] in this series though) and ''Film/ThePurge'' -- but [[BuryYourGays notably]] ''[[BuryYourGays not]]'' in ''Film/ImagineMeAndYou''.

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* CartwrightCurse: Her on-screen love interests/husbands tend to have high mortality rates. Notable examples are ''Film/ThreeHundred'', ''Film/RipleysGame'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' (she begins the series as a single mother with the child's father long dead), ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (her husband [[YourCheatingHeart wasn't]] her [[{{Twincest}} main love interest]] in this series though) and ''Film/ThePurge'' -- but [[BuryYourGays notably]] ''[[BuryYourGays not]]'' in ''Film/ImagineMeAndYou''.
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* CartwrightCurse: Her on-screen love interests/husbands tend to have high mortality rates. Notable examples are ''Film/ThreeHundred'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' (she begins the series as a single mother with the child's father long dead), ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (her husband [[YourCheatingHeart wasn't]] her [[{{Twincest}} main love interest]] in this series though) and ''Film/ThePurge'' -- but [[BuryYourLesbians notably]] ''[[BuryYourLesbians not]]'' in ''Film/ImagineMeAndYou''.

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* CartwrightCurse: Her on-screen love interests/husbands tend to have high mortality rates. Notable examples are ''Film/ThreeHundred'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' (she begins the series as a single mother with the child's father long dead), ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (her husband [[YourCheatingHeart wasn't]] her [[{{Twincest}} main love interest]] in this series though) and ''Film/ThePurge'' -- but [[BuryYourLesbians [[BuryYourGays notably]] ''[[BuryYourLesbians ''[[BuryYourGays not]]'' in ''Film/ImagineMeAndYou''.
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* CartwrightCurse: Her on-screen love interests/husbands tend to have high mortality rates. Notable examples are ''Film/ThreeHundred'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' (she begins the series as a single mother with the child's father long dead), ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (her husband [[YourCheatingHeart wasn't]] her [[{{Twincest}} main love interest]] in this series though) and ''Film/ThePurge''.

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* CartwrightCurse: Her on-screen love interests/husbands tend to have high mortality rates. Notable examples are ''Film/ThreeHundred'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' (she begins the series as a single mother with the child's father long dead), ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (her husband [[YourCheatingHeart wasn't]] her [[{{Twincest}} main love interest]] in this series though) and ''Film/ThePurge''.''Film/ThePurge'' -- but [[BuryYourLesbians notably]] ''[[BuryYourLesbians not]]'' in ''Film/ImagineMeAndYou''.
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* ''Film/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies'' (2016) as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
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* ActionMom[=/=]MamaBear: Is often cast as such, regardless of the character being a heroine or a villain.

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* ActionMom[=/=]MamaBear: ActionMom: Is often cast as such, regardless of the character being a heroine or a villain.



* CartwrightCurse[=/=]DeterminedWidow[=/=]WidowWoman: Her on-screen love interests/husbands tend to have high mortality rates. Notable examples are ''Film/ThreeHundred'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' (she begins the series as a single mother with the child's father long dead), ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (her husband [[YourCheatingHeart wasn't]] her [[{{Twincest}} main love interest]] in this series though) and ''Film/ThePurge''.

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* CartwrightCurse[=/=]DeterminedWidow[=/=]WidowWoman: CartwrightCurse: Her on-screen love interests/husbands tend to have high mortality rates. Notable examples are ''Film/ThreeHundred'', ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' (she begins the series as a single mother with the child's father long dead), ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (her husband [[YourCheatingHeart wasn't]] her [[{{Twincest}} main love interest]] in this series though) and ''Film/ThePurge''.
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' Kingsglaive (2016) as Lunafreya Nox Fleuret

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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' Kingsglaive ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV -Kingsglaive- Final Fantasy XV]]'' (2016) as Lunafreya Nox Fleuret

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