Sigríður Hagalín (7 December 1926 – 26 December 1992) was an Icelandic actress. She gained global popularity for her portrayal of Stella in the 1991 film Children of Nature. She was nominated for

European Film Award for Best Actress The European Film Award for Best Actress is an award given out at the annual European Film Awards to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film industry. The awards are presented by the European Film Acade ...

and the film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film's Oscar.

Career

She marked her debut in Icelandic film industry in 1941. She became one of the top actresses in the 1950s. In 1991, she appeared in the globally acclaimed film Children of Nature. It is the only Icelandian film ever to be nominated for

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...

. For her role Stella, she was internationally praised and was nominated for

in 1991 at the age of 65.

References

Icelandic actresses 1926 births Icelandic film actresses 1992 deaths {{Iceland-actor-stub