Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1974 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Trapped |
| Spouse | Gísli Örn Garðarsson |
| Children | 2 |
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir (born February 25, 1974) is an Icelandic actress and producer. She is known for Children (2006), Trapped (2015) and Undercurrent (2010).
Early life
Filippusdóttir was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1974 to parents Bylgja Scheving and Filippus Gunnar Árnason. Her parents were very young when they had her and split up when Filippusdóttir was two-years old. She grew up in the Breiðholt district of Reykjavík.
When Filippusdóttir was 19 years old she worked as an au pair for one year in Denmark. She had plans to go to acting school there when she was not working but things did not pan out that way. "I became the mom of the household. It was a 5 person family. In the mornings I made breakfast for everybody and then cooked, did the laundry, cleaned, did the grocery shopping, and dropped the kids off, and picked them up later. If I spent more time with the kids than on the chores the lady of the house got upset. After six months I asked myself what I was still doing there and quit. I hurried home and to college"[1]
Career
Filippusdóttir graduated from the acting department of the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2001.[2] In her class were fellow actors Björn Hlynur Haraldsson and Víkingur Kristjánsson, who she had met in the Vesturport theatre group.
She starred in many plays before taking to films. For instance Faust (Vesturport, Reykjavik City Theatre), Woyzeck (Vesturport, Barbican, Reykjavik City Theatre), Surf and Rambo 7 (The National Theatre of Iceland), Romeo and Juliet (Vesturport,The Young Vic, Playhouse, Reykjavik City Theatre), and Like Water for Chocolate (Reykjavik City Theatre).
Filippusdóttir was chosen as one of the "Shooting Stars" at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2003.[3]
Filmography
- Dramarama (2001) as Auður
- Hafið (2002) as María
- Stella í Framboði (2002) as Hrafnhildur
- The Girl in the Café (2005) (TV-movie) as Assistant Receptionist
- Children (2006) as Karítas
- Parents (2007) as Nurse
- Astrópía (2007) as Cowboy Scene (voice)
- Áramótaskaup 2007 (2007) as various roles
- Sveitabrúðkaup (2008) as Lára
- Kóngavegur (2010) as Rósa
- Brim (2010) as Drífa
- Heimsendir (2011) (TV-series) as Sólveig
- Réttur (2015) (TV-series) as Soffía
- Grafir & Bein (2015) as Sonja
- Trapped (2015-2016) (TV-series) as Agnes
- Heartstone (2016)
Personal life
Filippusdóttir was a stepsister to musician Sigurjón Brink. They were very close and she saw him as his real brother. She is also godmother to his daughter Kristín María Brink.[1]
Filippusdóttir has a daughter (born 2006) and a son (born 2011), with her partner, actor and producer Gísli Örn Garðarsson.[4]
In an 2010 interview she stated that her favorite city was London, England and her favorite mobile app was yr.no.[5]
External links
References
- ^ a b Möller, Helga. "Púki eða prinsessa" (PDF). Ský. Air Iceland. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir". National Theatre of Iceland - Actors. The National Theatre of Iceland. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir | Shooting Star 2003". www.shooting-stars.eu. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "Gísli Örn og Nína Dögg eignuðust son". 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2016-03-10 – via www.dv.is.
- ^ "Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir: "Hress, orkumikil og óþolinmóð"". bleikt.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2016-03-10.