Biography
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). 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.
Filmography
all 17
Movies 17
Director 11
Writer 3
Producer 2
Producer
Anti-American Wins Nobel Prize (2011)
Movie
Director / Writer
Icelandic Leader Sheep (2009)
Movie
Director
The Quiet Storm (2007)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Editor
Ragnar í Smára (2005)
Movie
Director
Stella Runs for Office (2002)
Movie
Director
The Honour of the House (1999)
Movie
Director
No Christmas without Bassi (1998)
Movie
Director
Áramótaskaup: 1994 (1994)
Movie
Director
The Men's Choir (1992)
Movie
Writer
Northern Tales (1992)
Movie
Screenplay / Director
Síðustu 10 árin: Íslensk kvikmyndagerð reifuð (1990)
Movie
Director
Under the Glacier (1989)
Movie
Writer
The Icelandic Shock Station (1986)
Movie
Producer
Golden Sands (1984)
Movie
Writer
A Message to Sandra (1983)
Movie
Script Supervisor
Dot Dot Comma Dash (1980)
Movie
Assistant Director
Lily (1978)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.24
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1978
1989
1994
1999
2011
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Birthday1954-01-23 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceIceland, Iceland
Height
FatherHalldór Laxness
MotherAuður Laxness
CitizenshipsIceland
AwardsEdda Award for Best Director
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