Lena Kathren Headey is an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO drama series Game of Thrones. She has several Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination. Her other most critically acclaimed and commercially successful films are The Remains of the Day, The Jungle Book, Mrs. Dalloway, Aberdeen, Ripley's Games, The Brothers Grimm, 300, Dredd, The Purge, and 300: Rise of an Empire.
Lena Headey is an English actress. She is famous for her role of Cersei Lannister on the HBO drama series Game of Thrones. Lena claimed that refusing sex with film producer Harvey Weinstein, whom she had accused of sexual harassment earlier in 2017, had hurt her career for 10 years. Weinstein was accused of sexually harassing, assaulting or raping by several women, most of them from the film industry. He was arrested and charged by New York police with rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two separate women in May 2018.
Lena Headey was born on October 3, 1973, in Hamilton, Bermuda. She holds English nationality and belongs to White ethnicity. Her birth sign is Libra. She reportedly follows Buddhism religion. Lena and her family moved from Hamilton to Somerset when she was five years old. When she was 11 years old, her family moved to Highburton, near Huddersfield. She was interested in acting from her teenage. She attended Shelley College in West Yorkshire. She performed in a school production at the Royal National Theatre.
Lena Headey was born to a father named John Headey and a mother named Sue Headey. Her father is a Yorkshire police officer was stationed there at the time. She has one younger brother named Tim.
Lena Headey height is 1.66 m and body weight of 54 kg. She has a slim body build. Her body measurements are 33-24-33 inches. She has green eyes and her hair color is dark brown. Her dress size is 4 (US) and shoe size is 7.5 (US).
Lena Headey is married twice in her life. First, she married Peter Loughran, who is a musician. The couple has a son, Wylie Loughran. The couple separated in 2011 and their divorce was finalized in December 2013. She was linked to Game of Thrones co-star Jerome Flynn. Their relationship ended around in March 2014. The reportedly ended badly and were kept apart on the set of Game of Thrones. Headey gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Teddy, with director Dan Cadan, who is her childhood friend. The pair got engaged in July 2017 and married in 2018.
Lena Headey estimated net worth around $9 million. She earns a good amount of money from her career.
Lena Headey won Silver Iris Award for Best Actress in Aberdeen in 2001. She has won several awards and Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination in Game of Thrones. In 2012, EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Drama and Portal Award for Best Actress on Television. In 2014, Women's Image Network Award for Actress Drama Series, in 2015, Empire Award for Empire Hero Award and Gold Derby TV Awards for Best Drama Supporting Actress. In 2016, Gold Derby TV Awards for Best Drama Supporting Actress.