300: Rise of an Empire
2014
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Headey is best known for her role as "Cersei Lannister" in Game of Thrones (2011) (2011-2019) and The Brothers Grimm (2005), Possession (2002), and The Remains of the Day (1993). Headey stars as "Queen Gorgo", a heroic Spartan woman in the period film, 300 (2006), by director Zack Snyder.
- Actress, Producer, Director
- October 3, 1973
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Lena Headey: Queen Gorgo. Showing all 68 items. Jump to: Photos (59) Quotes (9) Photos. 36 more photos. Quotes. Queen Gorgo : Do not be coy or stupid, Persian. You can afford neither in Sparta! Messenger : What makes this woman think she can speak among men? Queen Gorgo : Because only Spartan women give birth to real men! Queen Gorgo : Spartan!
Mar 7, 2014 · By Jennifer Vineyard. Lena Headey. Photo: Ethan Miller/2014 Getty Images. Lena Headey is fast becoming the reigning queen of genre stories. She’s played Queen Cersei in Game of Thrones...
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Lena Headey as Queen Gorgo, Queen of Sparta; Giovanni Cimmino as Pleistarchus, son of Leonidas and Gorgo; Dominic West as Theron, a fictional corrupt Spartan politician; Vincent Regan as Captain Artemis, Leonidas' loyal captain and friend; Tom Wisdom as Astinos, Captain Artemis's eldest son.
- $456 million
- Tyler Bates
- $65 million
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- Rise to Prominence
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At the age of 17, Headey performed in a one-off show and afterwards a casting agent took a photo and asked her to audition. She eventually obtained a supporting role in the drama Waterland (1992), in which she had the opportunity to work with actors who had been in the business several years before her. She also had a small role in the critically a...
Headey found much wider recognition when she starred with Matt Damon and Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's adventure fantasy film The Brothers Grimm (2005), as Angelika, whose woodsman father was transformed into a werewolf by the Evil Queen. She was drawn to the "tomboy" nature of her character, about which she stated: "She lives and grows up and su...
Beginning in April 2011, Headey portrayed queen regent Cersei Lannister on the HBO series Game of Thrones, based on George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels. She was cast in the role after her friend and eventual co-star, Peter Dinklage, suggested her casting to producers. Her performance as the ruthless queen has received crit...
Portrayed by. Lena Headey. Appears in. 300 300: Rise of an Empire. Debut. 300. Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (pronounced /ˈɡɔrɡoʊ/; Greek: Γοργώ) is one of the characters in the films 300 and 300: Rise of an Empire. She was Leonidas's wife. Contents. 1Biography. 1.1300. 1.2300: Rise of an Empire. 2Gallery. Biography. 300.
Mar 28, 2019 · Entertainment TV & Film. Exclusive Interview with Lena Headey, the Queen of '300' Kevin Winter/Staff/Getty Images. By. Rebecca Murray. Updated on 03/28/19. The movie "300" is about 300 brave Spartans fighting against immeasurable odds during the historical Battle of Thermopylae.
