Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir
Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir (born 30 August 1958) is an Icelandic actress and author. Björnsdóttir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland to parents Guðrún Ásmundsdóttir, actress and Björn Björnsson, flight mechanic. Björnsdóttir graduated from the Icelandic Theater School in 1981. She has played in numerous productions for the National Theater of Iceland as well as other theaters. She has played roles including Pippi Longstocking to Ophelia in Hamlet. Björnsdóttir has two children and is married to set designer Axel Hallkell Jóhannesson. In 2001 Björnsdóttir released her first book. The book is about a young troll girl Bóla and her friend Hnútur on their adventures from their home in Þingvellir to a 17 June (Iceland's Independence Day) celebration in Reykjavik. Bóla is a character Björnsdóttir created and played for children's television in 1990 and is still very much adored by Icelandic children and adults. Filmography: Morðsaga (1977) as Frú B, Óðal feðranna (1980) as Stelpa á útimóti, Atómstöðin (1984) as Guðný Árland, Fastir liðir eins og venjulega (TV-series) (1985) as Erla, SSL-25 (Short) (1990), Einkalíf (1995) as Sísí, Alexanders mother, Réttur (TV-series) (2010) as Eva, Svartur á leik (2012) as Sævar K's Mother, Metalhead (2013) as Anna, Afinn (2014) as Erla, Ófærð (TV-series) (2015-2016) as Kolbrún
Metalhead
as AnnaA young girl in 1990s Iceland is caught between the life that took her brother and her own...
Movie pageThe Oath
as RagnheiðurWhen his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must...
Movie pageSSL-25 (Special Squad Laugarnesvegur 25)
as uncreditedNo plot found
Movie pageStory of a Murder
as Frú BMiddle aged bourgeoisie couple lives a loveless life along with their beautiful eighteen year...
Movie pageAnd Björk of Course
as uncreditedA group of Icelanders attend a course to search for their inner self.
Movie pagePrivacy
as SísíAlexander, a twenty-year-old student, his girlfriend and a schoolmate discover the ins and outs...
Movie pageThe Grandad
as ErlaGudjón has led a safe life. Suddenly faced with retirement and growing older, he is forced to...
Movie pageThe Garden
as IndíanaIndiana lives in a council estate and makes her living preying on the welfare system. In her...
Movie pageThe Atomic Station
as Guðný ÁrlandThe film tells the story of a young farmgirl moving to Reykjavík after the second world war, and...
Movie pageTrapped
as KolbrúnThe body of a murder victim turns up in a small Icelandic village just as a major snowstorm cuts...
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