<P> Headey is best known for portraying Cersei Lannister in HBO 's hit fantasy series Game of Thrones since 2011 , a performance that has earned her three consecutive Emmy award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ( 2014 -- 16 ) and a Golden Globe Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress -- Series , Miniseries or Television Film in 2016 . In 2017 , Headey became one of the highest paid actors on television and could earn up to £ 2 million per episode of Game of Thrones ( based on shared percentages of syndication payments ) . She also played the title character Sarah Connor on Fox 's Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles and the villainous drug lord Madeline `` Ma - Ma '' Madrigal in Dredd . </P>
<P> Headey is best known for portraying Cersei Lannister in HBO 's hit fantasy series Game of Thrones since 2011 , a performance that has earned her three consecutive Emmy award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ( 2014 -- 16 ) and a Golden Globe Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress -- Series , Miniseries or Television Film in 2016 . In 2017 , Headey became one of the highest paid actors on television and could earn up to £ 2 million per episode of Game of Thrones ( based on shared percentages of syndication payments ) . She also played the title character Sarah Connor on Fox 's Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles and the villainous drug lord Madeline `` Ma - Ma '' Madrigal in Dredd . </P>
who plays queen cersei on game of thrones
who plays queen cersei on game of thrones
Headey
Headey