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, for which she has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination. Headey made her film debut in Waterland (1992), and continued to work steadily in British and American films and on television, before finding fame with her lead performances in The Brothers Grimm (2005) and 300 (2006). Her other film credits include The Remains of the Day (1993), The Jungle Book (1994), Ripley's Game (2002), Dredd (2012), The Purge (2013), and 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). My favourite is the 300 where she plays a real woman.