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 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

Iceland Academy of the Arts Iceland University of the Arts ( ) is an Icelandic institution of higher art education, located in Reykjavík, which offers the only university-level degrees in the arts in Iceland.Lisa Z. ValdimarsdottirIceland Academy of the Arts, Department of ...

)

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 ''

Brúðguminn ''White Night Wedding'' () is a 2008 Icelandic film directed by Baltasar Kormákur. The bittersweet comedy, about the never-ending search for love and happiness, takes place in Flatey, Breiðafjörður, western Iceland. The film is loosely base ...

''.

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'' (2006) as Elínborg * ''

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

Dagvaktin ''Dagvaktin'' () 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 Jón Gnarr (; born Jón ...

'' (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 movie premiere, première in Ice ...

'' (2009) as Guðbjörg Jónsdóttir * ''

Mamma Gógó ''Mamma Gógó'' is a 2010 Icelandic drama film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist. Cast * ...

'' (2010) as the director's sister * ''

Sumarlandið ''Summerland'' () is an 80-minute 2010 Icelandic film, written and directed by Grímur Hákonarson, released by Blueeyes Productions/Sögn ehf. The film is set in Kópavogur, a town south of Reykjavík strongly associated with urban legends about ...

'' (2010) as Lára * ''Fiskar á þurru landi'' (TV-movie) (2010) as Efemía * ''Grafir & Bein'' (2016) as Hulda * ''

Ófærð ''Trapped'' () is an Icelandic television mystery drama series, created by Baltasar Kormákur and produced by RVK Studios. It was broadcast in Iceland on 27 December 2015 on RÚV. Co-written by Sigurjón Kjartansson and Clive Bradley, the fir ...

'' (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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'' (TV-series) (2024) as Stacy Chalmers

References

External links

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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 (Icelandic TV series), Trapped''. Early life Ólafía was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1962. She grew up in Reykja ...