In honor of the premiere of the new series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the focus of today’s Sci-Fi Starlet Saturday post is the show’s star, Lena Headey. In this highly anticipated science fiction series (debuting Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 8pm EST), Lena Headey fills the titular role made famous by Linda Hamilton in the Terminator movies.

The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been highly anticipated by sci-fi fans. Not only does it fills the programming void left by the writers’ strike, but it stars Lena Headey, the stunning British actress known best as the queen in 300 and the love interest in The Brothers Grimm. The show picks up where Terminator 2 left off, ignoring the developments in T3.

34-year-old Lena Headey has some big shoes to fill as Sarah Connor, and Terminator fans aren’t going to let her forget it. The unavoidable comparisons between Lena Headey and the original Sarah Connor, Linda Hamilton, began months ago, with many fans criticizing Lena Headey for not having the cut-muscled buff chick look that Linda Hamilton honed for the Terminator films.

But Lena Headey is ready to make the role of Sarah Connor her own, as she has in dozens of on-screen roles. And no doubt this actress, honored in the 2007 Maxim Hot 100, will look good doing it.

Despite her growing popularity and frequent need to be in the United States for work, Lena Headey is a private person and has elected to continue making her home in London, England.

If you’d like to see more of Lena Headey, check out these links:

Maxim.com Lena Headey Photo Gallery

Lena Headey at AskMen.com

IMDB profile for Lena Headey

Lena Headey Source Gallery