Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir (born 25 March 1945) is an

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

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 from 1987 to 1991, representing The

Women's List The Women's List or Women's Alliance (), 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 parliament elected in 1983, ...

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. 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 Thórhildur Thorleifsdóttir Women's List politicians {{iceland-actor-stub