Lena Headey was born in Bermuda on October 3, 1973 to English parents.
The family moved back to England when she was five.
Discovered in a school production at the age of seventeen, Headey was soon working in British film and television.
First coming to prominence in the films The Brothers Grimm and especially the smash hit 300, Headey would find herself catapulted to worldwide acclaim with her role as Cersei Lannister in the television series phenomenon Game of Thrones.
An animal-rights activist and fan of tattoos, Headey currently resides mostly in Los Angeles along with her young son and several dogs.
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