Lena Headey
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| Lena Headey | |
.jpg) Headey at the 2007 Scream Awards. |
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| Born | 3 October 1973  Bermuda |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Lena Headey (born 3 October 1973) is an English actress known for playing Sarah Connor on FOX's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, as well as appearing in such films as The Remains of the Day, Possession, The Brothers Grimm and 300.
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[edit] Background
Headey was born in Bermuda, where her father, an English police officer, was sent to train as a policeman. The family returned to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, when she was eight years old. She got her first taste of acting as a pupil at Shelley College. She got her big break at the age of 17 when she was spotted performing in a school production at the Royal National Theatre and was picked for a role opposite Grant Warnock in the 1992 film Waterland.[1]
[edit] Career
Headey has appeared in such films as James Ivory's Academy Award-nominated The Remains of the Day (alongside Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson), Stephen Sommers' The Jungle Book, Mrs Dalloway, Gossip, Aberdeen, The Parole Officer, Possession and Ripley's Game.
Headey co-starred with Matt Damon and Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm, and played Queen Gorgo in Zack Snyder's 300, based on Frank Miller's graphic novel. She also appeared in two films with Piper Perabo: The Cave and Imagine Me & You. Her most recent role is in the German film The Red Baron with Matthias Schweighöfer and Joseph Fiennes. She also has a small role in the horror movie Laid to Rest, which will be released on DVD on April 21, 2009.[2]
In addition to her film work, Headey headlined Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a television spin-off from James Cameron's popular Terminator franchise.
Over the past couple of years, during downtime on the Terminator set, the actress worked on her own project which she describes as a "quirky ensemble comedy."[2] Headey wrote and directed a short to promote the project, which features Piper Perabo and John Cleese. She now hopes to direct and produce a feature length version.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Headey dated actor Jason Flemyng for nine years. She and Flemyng met during the filming of The Jungle Book. She is close friends with actress Piper Perabo. [3]
She currently lives in California.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1992 | Clothes in the Wardrobe | Margaret | |
| Waterland | Young Mary | ||
| 1993 | The Summer House | Margaret | Film |
| 1993 | Century | Miriam | TV series |
| Soldier Soldier | Shenna Bowles - Base Details (1993) - Live Fire (1993) - Shifting Sands (1993) |
TV series | |
| Spender | - Best Friends (1993) - The More Things Change (1993) |
TV series | |
| The Remains of the Day | Lizzie | ||
| 1994 | Fair Game | Ellie | TV series |
| MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday | Elise Moran | ||
| The Jungle Book | Katherine Anne 'Kitty' Brydon | ||
| 1995 | Devil's Advocate | Clare Rigby | TV series |
| Band of Gold | Colette | TV series | |
| Loved Up | Sarah | ||
| The Grotesque | Cleo Coal | ||
| 1996 | Ballykissangel | Jenny - The Things We Do for Love (1996) |
TV series |
| 1997 | Kavanagh QC | Natasha Jackson - Diplomatic Baggage (1997) |
TV series |
| The Hunger | Steph Reynolds - Menage a Trois (1997) |
TV series | |
| Face | Connie | ||
| Mrs Dalloway | Young Sally | ||
| 1998 | Merlin | Queen Guinevere | Television film |
| The Man with Rain in His Shoes | Sylvia Weld | ||
| 1999 | Inside-Out | Short film | |
| Onegin | Olga Larina | ||
| 2000 | Ropewalk | Allison | |
| Gossip | Cathy Jones | ||
| Aberdeen | Kairo 'Kaisa' Heller | ||
| 2001 | Round About Five | Girlfriend | Short film |
| Anazapta | Matilda | ||
| The Parole Officer | Emma | ||
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | Ava Wigram | |
| Possession | Blanche Glover | ||
| Ripley's Game | Sarah Trevanny | Television film | |
| 2003 | The Actors | Dolores | |
| No Verbal Response | Dr. Megan Pillay | ||
| 2004 | The Long Firm | Ruby Ryder | TV series |
| 2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Angelika | |
| The Cave | Kathryn | ||
| Imagine Me & You | Luce | ||
| 2006 | Ultra | Penny/Ultra | TV series |
| 2007 | 300 | Queen Gorgo | |
| The Contractor | Inspector Annette Ballard | ||
| St. Trinian's | Miss Dickinson | ||
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Sarah Connor | TV series 2008-2009, Star, Narrator |
| The Broken | Gina McVey | ||
| The Red Baron | Käte Otersdorf | ||
| 2009 | Laid to Rest | Cindy | |
| Tell-Tale | Elizabeth | forthcoming film |
[edit] References
- ^ Campling, Katie (16 January 2008). "Lena gets ready to terminate TV ratings". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. http://www.examiner.co.uk/leisure-and-entertainment/2008/01/16/lena-gets-ready-to-terminate-tv-ratings-86081-20354247/.
- ^ a b c "Lena Headey: Sarah Connor Laid to Rest". SuicideGirls.com. 8 April 2009. http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Lena%20Headey%3A%20Sarah%20Connor%20Laid%20To%20Rest/. Retrieved on 2009-04-08.
- ^ Lee, Michael J (22 March 2007). "Piper Perabo". Interview. Radio Free Entertainment. http://www.radiofree.com/profiles/piper_perabo/interview03.shtml.
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