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Lena Headey

British actress (born 1973)
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Summary

Lena Headey was born on October 3, 1973[1], in Hamilton[2]. She has worked as an actor[3], voice actor[4], film actor[5], film director[6], and film producer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.17% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66,120 views/month, #1,740 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Marc Menchaca[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10]
  • Educated at: Shelley College[11]
  • Religion or worldview: Anglicanism[12]
  • Sex or gender: female[13]
  • Commons category: Lena Headey[14]
  • Given name: Lena[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lena Headey[16]
  • Commons gallery: Lena Headey[17]
  • Filmography: Lena Headey filmography[18]
  • Nominated for: MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance[19], Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress[20], Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series[21], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • Name in native language: Lena Headey[24]
  • Lifestyle: vegetarianism[25]
  • Start of work period: 1992[26]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: GB[28]

  • Began / founded: 1973-10-03[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 78400b58-6e22-487b-ad77-6fb6e48cb162[30]

Why It Matters

Lena Headey has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Lena Headey born?

Lena Headey's place of birth was Hamilton[2].

Who was Lena Headey married to?

Lena Headey's spouses include Marc Menchaca[9].

What did Lena Headey do for work?

Lena Headey worked as an actor[3], voice actor[4], film actor[5], film director[6], and film producer[7].

Where did Lena Headey go to school?

Lena Headey was educated at Shelley College[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Npgeek73 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Lena Headey Dragon Con September 5 2026 0436.JPG
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Lena Headey Dragon Con September 5 2026 0436.JPG"
  2. 29d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze person id → 5200
    P14750 → CDC6-A911-0FDF-5BD6-8D2D
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Filmová databáze person id: 23249, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273845|batch #273845]]"
  3. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → People/Lena_Headey
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: People/Lena_Headey, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  4. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Letterboxd producer id → lena-headey
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Letterboxd producer id: lena-headey, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782971880317"
  5. 19w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Letterboxd director id → lena-headey
    George eastman museum people id → 147016
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ George eastman museum people id: 147016, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/118192729|Lena Headey (#118192729)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4824|George E"
  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → actor, voice actor, film actor +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  7. 23w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+1174790'}, {'amount': '+1232335'}, {'amount': '+1115759'} +1
    Muziekweb performer id → M00000496762
    Image purged at → —
    Hoopla artist id → 346303558, 5685134
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Nme artist id: lena-headey, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214803773|lena headey (#214803773)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mi"
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