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Lena Headey

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Lena Headey

Headey at the 2007 Scream Awards.
Born October 3 1973 (1973-10-03) (age 34)
Bermuda

Lena Headey (born on 3 October, 1973 in Bermuda) is a British actress.

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Biography

Her father, a British police officer, was sent to train police in Bermuda where Headey was born. The family returned to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, when she was eight years old. Headey has appeared in Possession, Gossip, Onegin, The Remains of the Day, and numerous other films. She appeared in two films with Piper Perabo: The Cave, where they played the only female characters in the film, and Imagine Me & You, where they portrayed love interests. Most recently, Lena was chosen to play Sarah Connor in the upcoming TV series The Sarah Connor Chronicles. She also played Queen Gorgo in the 2007 film 300.

Personal life

Headey at the 300 London premiere
Headey at the 300 London premiere

She married Pete Paul on May 19, 2007 and is very close friends with actress Piper Perabo, her co-star in The Cave and Imagine Me & You.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
2008 Vivaldi Norina Pre-production
The Brøken Gina McVey Pre-production
2007 The Red Baron Käte Post-production
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Sarah Connor TV series
300 Queen Gorgo
2006 Ultra Penny/Ultra TV series
The Contractor Inspector Annette Ballard
2005 Imagine Me & You Luce
The Cave Kathryn
The Brothers Grimm Angelika
2004 The Long Firm Ruby Ryder TV series
2003 No Verbal Response Dr. Megan Pillay
The Actors Dolores
2002 Ripley's Game Sarah Trevanny Television film
Possession Blanche Glover
The Gathering Storm Ava Wigram
2001 The Parole Officer Emma
Anazapta Matilda
Round About Five Girlfriend
2000 Aberdeen Kairo 'Kaisa' Heller
Gossip Cathy Jones
Ropewalk Allison
1999 Onegin Olga Larina
Inside-Out
1998 The Man with Rain in His Shoes Sylvia Weld
Merlin Queen Guinevere Television film
1997 Mrs. Dalloway Young Sally
Face Connie
The Hunger Steph Reynolds
- Menage a Trois (1997)
TV series
Kavanagh QC Natasha Jackson
- Diplomatic Baggage (1997)
TV series
1996 Ballykissangel Jenny
- The Things We Do for Love (1996)
TV series
1995 The Grotesque Cleo Coal
Loved Up Sarah
Band of Gold Colette TV series
Devil's Advocate Clare Rigby TV series
1994 The Jungle Book Katherine Anne 'Kitty' Brydon
Elise Moran
Fair Game Ellie TV series
1993 The Remains of the Day Lizzie
Spender
- Best Friends (1993)
- The More Things Change (1993)
TV series
Soldier Soldier Shenna Bowles
- Base Details (1993)
- Live Fire (1993)
- Shifting Sands (1993)
TV series
Century Miriam TV series
1993 The Summer House Margaret Film
1992 Waterland Young Mary
Clothes in the Wardrobe Margaret

Short films

  • Round About Five / Bellissimo (2001) (directed by Guard Brothers)
  • Inside Out (1999) (directed by Guard Brothers)

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