Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Guðný Halldórsdóttir (born 23 January 1954) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. She has directed eight films since 1984, including Under the Glacier and The Honour of the House. She wrote the screenplay for 1986 comedy Stella í orlofi (Stella on Vacation) and directed its 2002 sequel, Stella í framboði (Stella running for Office).
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Guðný Halldórsdóttir
- Name
- Guðný Halldórsdóttir
- Born
- 23 January 1954
- Birthplace
- Iceland
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Awards
- Edda Award for Best Director
- Nationality
- Iceland.
- Honours
- Edda Award for Best Director.
- Languages
- Icelandic.
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Biography
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Her 2007 film The Quiet Storm was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival. Her father was writer and 1955 Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness, while her mother was writer and textile designer Auður Laxness. Her son is rapper, actor and comedian Halldór Laxness Halldórsson, better known as Dóri DNA.
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Key facts
• Name — Guðný Halldórsdóttir • Born — 23 January 1954 • Birthplace — Iceland • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1983–present • Father — Halldór Laxness • Mother — Auður Laxness • Relatives — Dóri DNA (son) • Awards — Edda Award for Best Director
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Guðný Halldórsdóttir, born in 1954, is documented in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Stella í orlofi (Stella on Vacation) (1986) • Under the Glacier (1989) • The Honour of the House (1999) • Stella í framboði (Stella running for Office) (2002) • The Quiet Storm (2007)
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1954
Guðný Halldórsdóttir was born on 23 January 1954.
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- 1.Laxness í máli og myndum. Fréttablaðið. 26. 24 April 2006.
- 2.Í svona stórmálum er hjónabandinu fleygt. Vikan. 20, 22. 9 March 1989.
- 3.Grínið verður að bíta pínulítið. Þjóðlíf. 34–36. 1 September 1986.
- 4.Sigurgangan hjá Stellu - hrakfarirnar hjá Salómon. Morgunblaðið. B24. 10 November 2002.
- 5.30th Moscow International Film Festival (2008). MIFF.
- 6.Ég er enginn Emil í Kattholti. Morgunblaðið. 20–21. 13 July 2008.
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Gudný Halldórsdóttir. Her recorded language was Icelandic. She was the child of Halldór Laxness and Auður Laxness. One child is recorded: Dóri DNA.
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