Lena Headey Biography
Summary
"Lena Headey" (born October 3, 1973) is an English actress best 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".
Biography
Her father, an English 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. She got her first taste of acting as a pupil at Shelley College and 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 Jeremy Irons in the 1992 film "Waterland".
This was followed by roles in 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 has 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". Next up is "The Red Baron" with Joseph Fiennes.
In addition to her film work, Headey is currently headlining FOX's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles", a television spin-off from James Cameron's popular "Terminator" franchise.
Personal life
Headey dated actor Jason Flemyng for nine years. She and Flemyng met during the filming of "The Jungle Book". She married actor Peter Paul Loughran on May 19, 2007 and is close friends with actress Piper Perabo.
She is currently a resident of California, USA.
Credit
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