
Age: 52
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Lena Kathren Headey (born October 3, 1973) is a British actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO epic fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Headey made her film debut in the mystery drama Waterland (1992). She continued to work steadily in British and American films and on television, before gaining further recognition with her lead performances in the films The Brothers Grimm (2005) and 300 (2007). Her other film credits include The Remains of the Day (1993), The Jungle Book (1994), Mrs Dalloway (1997), Ripley's Game (2002), Imagine Me & You (2005), Dredd (2012), The Purge (2013), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), and Fighting with My Family (2019). Outside of film, Headey starred as Sarah Connor in the science fiction television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009) and had a recurring role as Amelia Hughes in the animated web series Infinity Train (2019–2021). She provided voices for the role-playing video game Risen (2009) and the video game tie-in film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016), as well as the animated series Danger Mouse (2015–2017) and Trollhunters (2017–2018), and puppet-animated series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019).

Lena Headey

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
for Elizabeth Collins Stoddard in Dark Shadows
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Dark Shadows follows the Collins family, a wealthy Maine dynasty harboring centuries of dark secrets. When the mysterious Barnabas Collins returns to Collinwood Manor after a 200-year absence, he discovers he's been cursed as a vampire—trapped between life and death, unable to escape his supernatural prison. As Barnabas attempts to reclaim his former life and restore his family's fortune, he becomes entangled with the present-day Collins clan, including the governess Maggie Evans, who bears a striking resemblance to his lost love. The manor itself seems alive with malevolent spirits, vengeful witches, and tragic ghosts, each with their own unfinished business. Barnabas must navigate the collision of past and present, battling both external supernatural forces and his own dark nature, while uncovering the truth behind his curse and the family's interconnected fates. The line between salvation and damnation blurs as secrets buried for generations threaten to destroy everyone he cares about.

