Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir
Actor · Born August 30, 1958 (68) · Reykjavík - Iceland
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
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 30, 1958 (68)
- Reykjavík - Iceland
- Actor
- 3 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
12 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
The Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Oath(2016)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Áramótaskaup: 2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Trapped(2015)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Grandad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Metalhead(2013)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
And Björk of Course (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Áramótaskaup 2001 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Privacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
SSL-25 (Special Squad Laugarnesvegur 25) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Atomic Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Story of a Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Career shape
Star power in the 70th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1977 to 2020.
Film career
- 2013Screen debut· Metalhead
Who does Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ingvar Sigurdsson shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Ingvar SigurdssonShared titles: The Oath (2016), Trapped (2015), Metalhead (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Ingvar Sigurdsson
- Þorsteinn GunnarssonShared titles: The Oath (2016), Trapped (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Þorsteinn Gunnarsson
- Þröstur Leó GunnarssonShared titles: The Oath (2016), Metalhead (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
