Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir (born 7 December 1962) is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her role as Freyja in '' Trapped''.

Early life

Ólafía was born in

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in 1962. She grew up in Reykjavík, and in

Hornafjörður Hornafjörður () is a small fjord in southeastern Iceland. The town Höfn Höfn () or Höfn í Hornafirði () is an Icelandic fishing town in the southeastern part of the country. It lies near Hornafjörður fjord. The town, the second large ...

where her father managed a bank. She was a

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when she was young and would play sketches for them whenever she got a chance. She graduated from Fjölbrautaskólinn í Ármúla in 1983 and went straight to Theater School (now a division under the

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)

Career

Ólafía graduated from the Icelandic Theater School in 1987. She has acted in several stage productions for the National Theater of Iceland and other theaters. She received an

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for her role in ''

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''.

Personal life

In 2011 Ólafía worked with the

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and professional chefs to produce a 12 episode cooking show showing cheap meal options for four-person families. All the meals cost under 2000 ISK (approx. 15 US Dollars).

Filmography

* ''Áramótaskaup 1989'' (1989) various roles * ''SSL-25'' (Short) (1990) * ''Skýjahöllin'' (1994) as Inga * ''Áramótaskaup 1996'' (1996) various roles * ''Perlur og Svín'' (1997) as Lísa * ''Áramótaskaup 1997'' (1997) various roles * ''Áramótaskaup 2000'' (2000) various roles * ''Áramótaskaup 2001'' (2001) various roles * ''Litla lirfan ljóta'' (animated short) (2002) as the bee * ''Stella í framboði'' (2002) as Ágústa kvennremba * '' Stormviðri'' (2003) Guðrún * '' Síðasti bærinn'' (Short) (2004) as the daughter * ''Allir litir hafsins eru kaldir'' (TV-series) as Margrét * ''

Mýrin ''Jar City'', also known as ''Tainted Blood'' (''Icelandic language, Icelandic: Mýrin'', "The Bog") (), is a crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, first published in Iceland in 2000. It was the first in the Detective Erlendur se ...

'' (2006) as Elínborg * ''

'' (2008) as Sísí * ''Skrapp út'' (2008) * ''

Dagvaktin ''Dagvaktin'' ( en, The Day Shift) is a sequel to the Icelandic television series ''Næturvaktin''. It is the second of the three series in the trilogy. The three main characters from ''Næturvaktin'', Georg Bjarnfreðarson (Jón Gnarr), Ólafur R ...

'' (TV-series) (2008) as Gugga * ''

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'' (TV-series) (2009) as Bürgermeisterin * ''

Bjarnfreðarson ''Bjarnfreðarson'' is a 2009 Icelandic comedy film directed by Ragnar Bragason, director of the TV series trilogy consisting of '' Næturvaktin'', '' Dagvaktin'' and '' Fangavaktin'', to which it is a sequel. At its première in Iceland, it wa ...

'' (2009) as Guðbjörg Jónsdóttir * ''

Mamma Gógó ''Mamma Gógó'' is a 2010 cinema of Iceland, Icelandic drama film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd ...

'' (2010) as the director's sister * '' Sumarlandið'' (2010) as Lára * ''Fiskar á þurru landi'' (TV-movie) (2010) as Efemía * ''Grafir & Bein'' (2016) as Hulda * '' Ófærð'' (TV-series) (2015-2016) as Freyja, Hjörtur's mother * ''

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'' (Episode: "

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") (2017) as Felicity Carmichael

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Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir (born 7 December 1962) is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her role as Freyja in '' Trapped''. Early life Ólafía was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1962. She grew up in Reykjavík, and in Hornafjörður wh ...