Katla Margrét Þorgeirsdóttir (born 1970) is an Icelandic actress, voice actress and writer. She is known for her role as Laufey in ''Trapped''.

Career

Katla graduated from the Icelandic Drama School (now a department under the

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) in 1997. She has been involved in multiple productions on stage such as ''

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'' (based on the book by

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), ''

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'', '' the Wizard of Oz'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Selected filmography

* '' Maður eins og ég'' (2002) as Magga * '' Kaldaljós'' (2004) as Lára * ''

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'' (2004) (Icelandic voice of

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) * ''

Fangavaktin ''Fangavaktin'' ( en, The Prison Shift) is the sequel to the Icelandic television series ''Dagvaktin'' and the final series in the trilogy. The three main characters from ''Næturvaktin'', Georg Bjarnfreðarson (Jón Gnarr), Ólafur Ragnar (Pétu ...

'' (2009) (TV-series) as Emilía * ''

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 Prison guard Emilía * ''Órói'' (2010) as Gréta's mother * '' Hetjur Valhallar - Þór'' (2011) (Icelandic voice) * '' Wreck it Ralph'' (2012) (Icelandic voice of Calhoun) * '' Þrestir'' (2015) as Ösp * '' Trapped'' (2015-2016) (TV-series) as Laufey

References

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* Living people 1970 births Katla M. Thorgeirsdottir Katla M. Thorgeirsdottir Katla M. Thorgeirsdottir {{Iceland-actor-stub