By Patricia Ramos On July 26, 2012

'Games Of Thrones' Actress Lena Headey Files For Divorce

The star from the HBO series has been married five years...

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The matriarch of the Lannisters is now single.

Lena Headey, the actress from portrays the vindictive queen Cersei Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones, filed for divorce on July 20 from her musician husband, Peter Loughran, according to documents filed in the L.A. Superior County Court.

The English actress, 38, cites “irreconcilable differences” for her reason to dissolved her 5-year marriage.

Heady and Loughran wed in May 2007, and have been separated since 2011.

She is seeking joint legal and physical custody of their 2-year-old toddler Wylie Loughran.

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