Elín Helena Petersdóttir (born 1 June 1972) is an Icelandic-Finnish theater and film actress. She is known for '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', ''Stars Above'' (Finnish: ''Tähtitaivas talon yllä'') and ''Apeiron''.

Early life

Elín was born in

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...

to actors Borgar Garðarson and Gréta Þórsdóttir. When she was 1-year old, her family moved to

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...

. After her parents divorced, her mother married actor Peter Snickars, a

Swedish speaking Finn The Swedish-speaking population of Finland (whose members are called by many names; fi, suomenruotsalainen) can be used as an attribute., group=Note—see below; sv, finlandssvenskar; fi, suomenruotsalaiset) is a linguistic minority in Fin ...

. Elín studied acting in Denmark and later at

Stella Adler Studio of Acting The Stella Adler Studio of Acting (formerly Stella Adler Conservatory) is a prestigious acting school that was founded by actress and teacher Stella Adler.

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the U ...

Filmography

*''

Unna ja Nuuk ''Unna ja Nuuk'' is a Finnish family film that debuted in Finland on 20 January 2006. Directed by Saara Cantell, its screenplay was written by Joona Tena and Sami Keski-Vähälä. ''Unna ja Nuuk'' stars Rosa Salomaa, Toni Leppe, Esko Salmi ...

'' (2006) – Kaunisohto *''Stars Above'' (2012) – Salla *''Apeiron'' (2013) – Anna *''Hemma'' (2013) – Eva *'' Devil's Bride'' (2016) – Rakel Larsdotter *'' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'' (2020) – Helka

References

External links

* 1972 births Living people Finnish film actresses

Elín Petersdóttir Elín Helena Petersdóttir (born 1 June 1972) is an Icelandic-Finnish theater and film actress. She is known for ''Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', ''Stars Above'' (Finnish: ''Tähtitaivas talon yllä'') and ''Apeiron''. Early ...

Immigrants to Finland {{Iceland-actor-stub