Anita Briem (born 29 May 1982) is an

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ic actress. She is known for her role as

Queen Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (c. 150824 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne ...

on ''

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'' and her role as Hannah Ásgeirsson in ''

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''.

Personal life

Briem was born on 29 May 1982, in

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and is the daughter of drummer Gunnlaugur Briem of Mezzoforte and back-up vocalist Erna Þórarinsdóttir. She started acting when she was nine at the

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. She moved to England at the age of sixteen, graduating from the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senat ...

in London in 2004 having received the John Barton award in Stage Fighting. As a child she studied hand-to-hand combat and is trained in a variety of weaponry including the broadsword. She is married to actor/director Constantine Paraskevopoulos.

Career

Briem starred in ''

'' as the female action hero lead, and also had major roles in the films '' Dylan Dog: Dead of Night'' (2011) and ''

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'' (2011). She appeared in the second season of ''

'', portraying King Henry VIII's third queen consort,

Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (c. 150824 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne ...

; she was replaced in the third season after the show was unable to work out conflicting dates with New Line Cinema over her previous commitment to the premiere and press for ''Journey to the Center of the Earth''.

Film and television

References

External links

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Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Profile
Retrieved 7 May 2014
References to Anita Briem and her unusual surname
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