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

Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...

, 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. She graduated from

Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð ( en, Hamrahlíð College, and usually referred to as MH) is a public gymnasium located in Hlíðahverfi, Reykjavík, Iceland. The school was founded in 1966 by the Icelandic Ministry of Education; with the first ...

in 1998. She then graduated from the acting division of the Icelandic Academy of the Arts in 2003.

Personal life

Ilmur is in a relationship with Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson, director of

RVK Studios RVK Studios is an Icelandic film production company. It superseded Blueeyes Productions by making all future productions from now on. The company's director and chairman of the board is Baltasar Kormákur who is a highly acclaimed director, writer ...

. The couple have one son, born on New Year's Day 2014. Ilmur also has a daughter from a previous relationship, born in 2006. In 2014 Ilmur represented the Bright Future party as a candidate in the Reykjavik City Mayor election. She was voted in as chair of the welfare committee in 2015. Ilmur is a supporter of

UNICEF UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to ...

Iceland and once traveled to

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

with the organisation.

Filmography

* ''Dís'' (2004) as Blær * ''Stelpurnar'' (TV-series) (2005) in various roles * ''Áramótaskaupið 2006'' * ''Áramótaskaupið 2007'' * ''Brúðguminn'' (2008) as Matthildur * ''Stóra Planið'' (2008) as Júlía * ''Ástríður'' (TV-series) (2009) as Ástríður (also credited as writer and creator) * ''Algjör Sveppi og leitin að Villa'' (2009) as Cute Girl * ''Reyndu aftur'' (Short) (2010) as Tinna * '' Ófeigur gengur aftur'' (2013) as Anna Sól * '' Fúsi'' (2015) as Sjöfn * '' Ófærð'' (2015) as Hinrika

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