Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Halla.

Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir
Born	Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir (1982-01-30) January 30, 1982 Reykjavík, Iceland
Other names	Hatla Williams

Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 30 January 1982) is an Icelandic television, film actress and singer.

Biography

Halla graduated in 2004 at the Guildford School of Acting in Guildford, Surrey, she worked in this time for ITV and the BBC.

Movie career

In 2002, Halla earned a role in the Icelandic drama film Gemsar and starred in her first lead role in the 2006 comedy film Áramótaskaup. One year later, she portrayed Beta in British-Icelandic Fantasy comedy film Dorks and Damsels. In 2009 earned her first international role and played an Prisoner in the British mystery thriller film Ghost Machine under the pseudonym Hatla Williams.

Television career

Halla hosted the 2006 Icelandic version of X Factor. She played 2008 one of the lead roles in the Icelandic Crime television series "Mannaveiðar".

Stage career

She acted in the stage plays Hafið Bláa, Footloose, Túskildingsóperan and Salka Valka in the Söngskólinn í Reykjavík 5 stig.

Music career

The Soprano singer performed the song Roses in the 4th Semi-Final of the Iceland preliminaries for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Vilhjálmsdóttir is the female lead singer of the Icelandic Pop band Villimadur.

Personal life

In 2007, she was for a short time in a relationship with Hollywood star Jude Law.

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as
		Actor	Host	Role
2002	Gemsar	Yes	No	Kristin
2006	Áramótaskaup 2006	Yes	No
	The X Factor	No	Yes
	Venni Páer	Yes	No	Lilja
2007	Dorks and Damsels	Yes	No	Beta
2008	Mannaveiðar	Yes	No	(Television series)
2009	Ghost Machine	Yes	No	Prisoner K (as Hatla Williams)
	The Making of 'Ghost Machine	Yes	No	Herself

External links

• Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir at IMDb