
Acting
Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir
Born
1958-08-30 (68)
Place of birth
Reykjavík - Iceland
Known for
Acting
Credits
12 titles
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…
Known for
7.3The body of a murder victim turns up in a small Icelandic village just as a major snowstorm cuts the region off from the rest of the world.
Trapped
2015
6.0When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must take action to protect them.
The Oath
2016
9.0Áramótaskaup: 2015 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the year.
Áramótaskaup: 2015
2015
6.3Gudjón has led a safe life. Suddenly faced with retirement and growing older, he is forced to take a good, hard look at his marriage. A dramatic but often lighthearted story about life at a crossroads and the meaning of it all.
The Grandad
2014
A group of icelandic actors and comedians satirize the events of 2001.
Áramótaskaup 2001
2001
5.1Middle aged bourgeoisie couple lives a loveless life along with their beautiful eighteen year old daughter. The man has a passionate desire for the girl who in fact is not his real daughter but the fruit of an affair of the woman early in the marriage. This leads to tragic events.
Story of a Murder
1977
Film credits
2010s · 4 titles
6.0When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must take action to protect them.
The Oath
2016
9.0Áramótaskaup: 2015 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the year.
Áramótaskaup: 2015
2015
6.3Gudjón has led a safe life. Suddenly faced with retirement and growing older, he is forced to take a good, hard look at his marriage. A dramatic but often lighthearted story about life at a crossroads and the meaning of it all.
The Grandad
2014
7.4A young girl in 1990s Iceland is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in metal and dreams of making her own music.
Metalhead
2013





