Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir (born 19 March 1978) is an Icelandic actress, screenwriter and politician. She is known for her role as Hinrika in the Icelandic TV series Trapped.
Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir | |
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| Born | March 19, 1978 Reykjavík, Iceland |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Known for | Trapped |
Early life
editIlmur was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1978 to parents Margrét Sigurðardóttir and Kristján Guðmundsson, a high school teacher. She has two siblings, Lísa, born 1974, a filmmaker, and Sverrir, born 1980, a film editor.[1]
She graduated from Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð in 1998. She then graduated from the acting division of the Icelandic Academy of the Arts in 2003.[1]
Personal life
editIlmur is in a relationship with Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson, director of RVK Studios. The couple have one son, born on New Year's Day 2014. Ilmur also has a daughter from a previous relationship, born in 2006.[2]
In 2014 Ilmur represented the Bright Future party as a candidate in the Reykjavik City Mayor election. She was voted in as chair of the welfare committee in 2015.[3]
Ilmur is a supporter of UNICEF Iceland and once traveled to Mozambique with the organisation.[4]
Filmography
edit- Dís (2004) as Blær
- Stelpurnar (TV-series) (2005) in various roles
- Áramótaskaupið 2006
- Áramótaskaupið 2007
- Brúðguminn (2008) as Matthildur
- Stóra Planið (2008) as Júlía
- Ástríður (TV-series) (2009) as Ástríður (also credited as writer and creator)
- Algjör Sveppi og leitin að Villa (2009) as Cute Girl
- Reyndu aftur (Short) (2010) as Tinna
- Ófeigur gengur aftur (2013) as Anna Sól
- Fúsi (2015) as Sjöfn
- Ófærð (2015) as Hinrika
References
edit- ^ a b "Systkinin samhentu". www.mbl.is. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Vísir - Nýársdrengur fæddur". visir.is. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "3. Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir". Björt framtíð í Reykjavík. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "Illmur Kristjánsdóttir urges people to support the UNICEF donation". UNICEF. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-02-29.