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 (2013)

A 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ragnar Bragason
CAST:  Ingvar E. Sigurðsson  •  Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson  •  Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson  •  Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

A 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ragnar Bragason
CAST:  Ingvar E. Sigurðsson  •  Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson  •  Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson  •  Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

The Grandad (2014)

Gudjón 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bjarni Haukur Þórsson
CAST:  Sigurður Sigurjónsson  •  Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir  •  Þorsteinn Bachmann  •  Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson

Gudjón 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bjarni Haukur Þórsson
CAST:  Sigurður Sigurjónsson  •  Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir  •  Þorsteinn Bachmann  •  Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson

The Oath (2016)

When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must take action to protect them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Baltasar Kormákur
CAST:  Baltasar Kormákur  •  Hera Hilmar  •  Gísli Örn Garðarsson  •  Margrét Bjarnadóttir

When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must take action to protect them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Baltasar Kormákur
CAST:  Baltasar Kormákur  •  Hera Hilmar  •  Gísli Örn Garðarsson  •  Margrét Bjarnadóttir

The Atomic Station (1984)

The film tells the story of a young farmgirl moving to Reykjavík after the second world war, and her attempts to adapt to the city life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Þorsteinn Jónsson
CAST:  Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir  •  Gunnar Eyjólfsson  •  Jónína Ólafsdóttir  •  Helgi Björnsson

The film tells the story of a young farmgirl moving to Reykjavík after the second world war, and her attempts to adapt to the city life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Þorsteinn Jónsson
CAST:  Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir  •  Gunnar Eyjólfsson  •  Jónína Ólafsdóttir  •  Helgi Björnsson

And Björk of Course (2004)

A group of Icelanders attend a course to search for their inner self.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lárus Ýmir Óskarsson
CAST:  Gunnar Hansson  •  Halldór Gylfason  •  Harpa Arnardóttir  •  Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir

A group of Icelanders attend a course to search for their inner self.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lárus Ýmir Óskarsson
CAST:  Gunnar Hansson  •  Halldór Gylfason  •  Harpa Arnardóttir  •  Katla M. Þorgeirsdóttir

Story of a Murder (1977)

Middle 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reynir Oddsson
CAST:  Steindór Hjörleifsson  •  Guðrún Ásmundsdóttir  •  Þóra Sigurþórsdóttir  •  Guðrún Þ. Stephensen

Middle 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reynir Oddsson
CAST:  Steindór Hjörleifsson  •  Guðrún Ásmundsdóttir  •  Þóra Sigurþórsdóttir  •  Guðrún Þ. Stephensen

The Garden (2020)

Indiana lives in a council estate and makes her living preying on the welfare system. In her small private garden she tends to her award winning tree. When her only son turns up with a foreign girlfriend - Indiana's world is upended.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ragnar Bragason
CAST:  Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir  •  Auðunn Blöndal  •  Anna Claessen  •  Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Indiana lives in a council estate and makes her living preying on the welfare system. In her small private garden she tends to her award winning tree. When her only son turns up with a foreign girlfriend - Indiana's world is upended.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ragnar Bragason
CAST:  Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir  •  Auðunn Blöndal  •  Anna Claessen  •  Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Privacy (1995)

Alexander, a twenty-year-old student, his girlfriend and a schoolmate discover the ins and outs of film-making while shooting a documentary about his family. A gallery of humorous, off-beat characters is revealed, who's seemingly ordinary lives conceal bitter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Þráinn Bertelsson
CAST:  Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson  •  Ólafur Egilsson  •  Sigurður Sigurjónsson  •  Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir

Alexander, a twenty-year-old student, his girlfriend and a schoolmate discover the ins and outs of film-making while shooting a documentary about his family. A gallery of humorous, off-beat characters is revealed, who's seemingly ordinary lives conceal bitter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Þráinn Bertelsson
CAST:  Gottskálk Dagur Sigurðarson  •  Ólafur Egilsson  •  Sigurður Sigurjónsson  •  Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir