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Along with being an actor, Lena is also a producer. She produced a short film named The Devil's Wedding.
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Lena made her television debut in 1992 on the BBC show Clothes in the Wardrobe.
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Lena has a brother named Tim.
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Lena claims shooting The Brothers Grimm was so difficult that she considered quitting acting after that.
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Lena believes in love at first sight.
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In January 2004, Lena appeared in a music video for "Bellissimo" by a UK band named Ilya.
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As of 2008, Lena splits her time between London and Los Angeles.
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Lena is left-handed.
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Lena is very good friends with her Terminator co-star Thomas Dekker.
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Awards:
- In 2001, Lena won the Silver Iris Award at the Brussels European Film Festival for her performance in the movie Aberdeen.
Nominations:
- In 2007, Lena was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for her performance in the movie 300.
- In 2007, Lena was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for her performance in the movie 300.
- In 2008, Lena was nominated for a Saturn Award for her performance in the movie 300.
- In 2008, Lena was nominated for a Saturn Award for her performance the show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
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Honors:
- Lena was voted #4 on the 2007 After Ellen's Hot 100 list
- In 2007, Lena was ranked #64 on the Maxim magazine's Hot 100 list.
- Lena was voted #10 on the 2008 After Ellen's Hot 100 list
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Lena was in the 1998 TV mini-series Merlin, she played Guinevere.
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Since she was 15, Lena has suffered from clinical depressions.
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Lena got married to musician Pete Paul on 19th May 2007.
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Lena has appeared on cover pages of the following magazines:
Filmstart (Germany)
g3 Magazine (UK)
TV Guide (USA)
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She has worked in a stage play named The Coca-Cola Dragon at the Theatre Challenge.
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Lena is 5 feet 5.5 inches (1.66 metres) tall.
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Since returning from her birthplace (Bermuda) to England, she has never gone back.
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Lena took archery classes when she was younger.
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Lena says that she doesn't have a stylist, her style is chaotic and eclectic and that she doesn't have any particular beauty secrets, just water and sleep.
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Lena in her free time boxes, and she also likes Yoga.
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When Lena was younger, she fell from a horse and was dragged through a forest, so she had to overcome her fear to ride a horse in the movie Brothers Grimm.
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Lena appears in the music video for "Bellissimo" by Bristol, UK band Ilya, directed by the Guard Brothers.
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Lena acted on Ultra a CBS series, as Penny. Unfortunately, this show was never picked up.
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Lena's 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 her in Waterland.
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Lena originally intended to be a hairdresser.
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While filming The Jungle Book Lena met Jason Flemyng, who became her boyfriend. They split after nine years.
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Lena's last name is pronounced "HEE-dee".
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In 2007, Lena was engaged to Johnny Cicco, who is also in the entertainment industry.
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Lena met her fiancé at a wedding she attended.
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Lena would like to work with Shane Meadows and Pedro Almodovar.
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Lena is a vegetarian.
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Lena is very good friends with actress Piper Perabo. They worked together in The Cave and Imagine Me & You.
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Lena first came to the attention of audiences in 1992, when she played the younger version of Jeremy Irons' wife in Waterland.