Lena Headey (born on 3 October 1973, in Bermuda) is
a British actress.
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
She has several tattoos including one on her
right upper arm saying 'Jason' in Thai (for actor
Jason Flemyng). The couple met on the 1994 film The
Jungle Book and dated until 2001. The tattoos have
since been changed into butterflies, a star on the
inside of each of her lower arms,a large lotus
flower on her upper back and a tribal piece on her
lower back These were all concealed during 300. She
got married to Pete Paul on May 19th 2007 and is
very close friends with actress Piper Perabo, her
co-star in The Cave and Imagine Me & You.
Filmography
Year Title
Role
Other notes
2008 Vivaldi
Norina
Pre-production
The Brøken
Gina McVey
Pre-production
2007 The Red Baron
Käte
Post-production
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
MacGyver:
Trail to Doomsday
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
1992 Waterland
Young Mary
Clothes in the
Wardrobe
Margaret
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