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Lena Headey (born on October 3, 1973 (some sources say 1976) in Bermuda and at the age of 8 moved to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England) is a British actress who has appeared in Possession, Gossip, Onegin, The Remains of the Day and numerous other films.

Appeared in two films with Piper Perabo: The Cave, where they played the only female characters in the film, and Imagine Me & You where they portrayed love interests. Their birthdays are only 28 days apart, similar to their characters in Imagine Me & You who also had close birthdays.

She has several tattoos, including one on her right shoulder saying "Jason" in Thai (for actor Jason Flemyng, whom she dated in 2001) which has been changed into butterflies, a star on the inside of each of her lower arms, and a large lotus flower on her upper back.

Most recently, Lena was chosen to play Sarah Connor in the upcoming TV series The Sarah Connor Chronicles. She will also be playing Queen Gorgo in the 2007 film 300.

Brief filmography

• The Shooter (2007)
• The Red Baron (2007)
• 300 (2007)
• Ultra (2006) (TV)
• Imagine Me & You (2006)
• The Cave (2005)
• The Brothers Grimm (2005)
• Ripley's Game (2002)
• Possession (2002)
• The Gathering Storm (2002) (TV)
• The Parole Officer (2001)
• Gossip (2000)
• Aberdeen (2000)
• Onegin (1999)
• Merlin (1998) (TV)
• Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
• The Jungle Book (1994)
• The Remains of the Day (1993)
• Waterland (1992)

Short films:

• Round About Five / Bellissimo (2001) (directed by Guard Brothers)
• Inside Out (1999) (directed by Guard Brothers)

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