Cersei Lannister

Cersei Lannister
A Song of Ice and Fire character Game of Thrones character
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
First appearance	Novel: A Game of Thrones (1996) Television: "Winter Is Coming" (2011) Video game: "Iron From Ice" (2014)
Created by	George R. R. Martin
Portrayed by	Lena Headey Nell Williams (young) (Game of Thrones)
Voiced by	Lena Headey (video game)
Information
Aliases	Light of the West
Gender	Female
Title	Queen of the Andals and the First Men (TV series) Protector of the Realm Lady Paramount of the Westerlands Lady of Casterly Rock
Family	House Lannister House Baratheon
Spouse(s)	Robert Baratheon
Children	Joffrey Baratheon Myrcella Baratheon Tommen Baratheon (with Jaime)
Relatives	Tywin Lannister (father) Joanna Lannister (mother) Jaime Lannister (twin brother/lover) Tyrion Lannister (brother) Kevan Lannister (uncle)
Kingdom	The Westerlands The Crownlands

Cersei Lannister is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R R Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. She becomes a prominent point of view character in the novels beginning with the 2005 fourth installment A Feast for Crows.

Cersei is portrayed by Lena Headey on the HBO series Game of Thrones. Headey has been nominated for three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. In season 5, a young version of the character is portrayed by Nell Williams in flashbacks.

Cersei is born as the only daughter and first child of Tywin Lannister and his wife Joanna, with her twin brother Jaime born soon after. Cersei and Jaime begin an incestuous affair early in their childhood, which was discovered by their mother but kept this a secret. After her mother died giving birth to their dwarf brother Tyrion, Cersei blamed Tyrion.

Because of her beauty and high birth, she was floated as a high-value marriage prospect for a variety of suitors, having absolutely no say in the decision. After a long and convoluted process, she came to be wed to King Robert Baratheon; a man who never loved her and repeatedly cheated on her. These events left behind a memory of bitterness and hatred that persisted through her adult life. She resumes her affair with her brother, birthing Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen by Jaime.