Guðný Halldórsdóttir

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1954-01-23 (70 years old)

Place of Birth Iceland

Guðný Halldórsdóttir

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.

Known For

Director

2009
2007
The Quiet Storm

as Director

2005
Ragnar í Smára

as Director

2002
1999
1994
1992
The Men's Choir

as Director

1989
Under the Glacier

as Director

1980
Dot Dot Comma Dash

as Script Supervisor

1978
Lily

as Assistant Director

Writer

2005
Ragnar í Smára

as Screenplay

1994
1992
The Men's Choir

as Writer

1992
Northern Tales

as Writer

1983
A Message to Sandra

as Screenplay

Camera

1989
Under the Glacier

as Director of Photography

Editor

2005

Producer