Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir (born 25 March 1945) is an

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

ic theater, opera, film and television director, actress, dancer, choreographer and politician. She was the artistic director of the Reykjavik City Theatre from 1996 to 2000. She was a member of

Alþingi The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembly ...

from 1987 to 1991, representing The

Women's List The Women's List or Women's Alliance ( is, Samtök um kvennalista), also called Kvennalistinn and abbreviated KL, was a feminist political party in Iceland that took part in national politics from 1983 to 1999. The party held three seats in the p ...

Personal life

Þórhildur was born in

Ísafjörður Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord ...

. She is married to Icelandic actor Arnar Jónsson. Their daughter is the Icelandic actress

Sólveig Arnarsdóttir Sólveig Arnarsdóttir (born 26 January 1973) is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her performances in ''Stella í orlofi'', ''Let Me Fall'', '' Trapped'', and '' Katla''. Sólveig is the daughter of Icelandic actor Arnar Jónsson and I ...

. Þórhildur is the older sister of actor

Eggert Þorleifsson Eggert Þorleifsson (born 18 July 1952) is an Icelandic stage and film actor. He is best known for his acting in the ''Líf'' trilogy and '' Með allt á hreinu''. Personal life Eggert is the younger brother of director and politician Þórhil ...

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* 1945 births Living people Thórhildur Thorleifsdóttir Thórhildur Thorleifsdóttir Thórhildur Thorleifsdóttir Thórhildur Thorleifsdóttir Thórhildur Thorleifsdóttir Thórhildur Thorleifsdóttir Thórhildur Thorleifsdóttir Thórhildur Thorleifsdóttir Thórhildur Thorleifsdóttir Women's List politicians {{iceland-actor-stub