Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Ilmur.
Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir
Born (1978-03-19) March 19, 1978
Reykjavik, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Occupation Actress, TV-Presenter
Years active 2003–present
Known for Trapped

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.

Early life

Ilmur was born in Reykjavik, 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 divison of the Icelandic Academy of the Arts in 2003.[1]

Personal life

Ilmur is in a relationship with Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson, director of RVK Studios. The couple has one son together 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 for the Reykjavik City Mayor election. She was voted chairman of welfare committee 2015.[3]

Ilmur is a supporter of UNICEF Iceland and once traveled to Mozambique with the organisation.[4]

Filmography

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "Systkinin samhentu". www.mbl.is. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  2. ↑ "Vísir - Nýársdrengur fæddur". visir.is. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  3. ↑ "3. Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir". Björt framtíð í Reykjavík. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  4. ↑ "Illmur Kristjánsdóttir urges people to support the UNICEF donation". UNICEF. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
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