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Actor Born: 1976 Biography:One of the latest in an illustrious line of British actresses to graduate from the English Rose School of Acting into the realm of full-bodied contemporary roles, "Lena Headey" first came to the attention of audiences in 1992, when she played the younger version of "Jeremy Irons"' wife in "Waterland". Hailing from Yorkshire, where she was born in 1976, Headey originally intended to be a hairdresser. Fate intervened, however, when her performance in a one-off show in the company of six school friends at the National Theatre caught the interest of a casting agent, who contacted her drama teacher and subsequently cast Headey in "Waterland".
Headey's turn as a sexually adventurous schoolgirl in the film led to her being cast as a sexually adventurous maid in Merchant Ivory's "The Remains of the Day" in 1993. More period adventure followed that same year in "The Summer House", in which Headey played a... Full Biography
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