Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
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Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir (born 12 October 1968) is an Icelandic actress and musician. In the 1990s, she was also a saxophonist and vocalist of the group Reptile.
Biography
Halldóra{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2018/07/03/halldora-geirharosdottir-garantie-sans-collagene-ni-phosphate_5324892_3476.html|title=Halldora Geirharosdottir, garantie sans collagène ni phosphate|author=Clarisse Fabre|date=3 July 2018|publisher=Le Monde.fr|accessdate=3 September 2018|language=French}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311995/|title=Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir|accessdate=1 October 2018|website=IMDb}} graduated from the Iceland University of the Arts in 1995.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/madur-a-bara-ad-vera-hugrakkur|title=Maður á bara að vera hugrakkur ...|accessdate=19 August 2019|date=28 March 2015|website=RÚV}} From 1984 to 1990, she was part of the group Reptile where she was a saxophonist and vocalist. She is also known for portraying the clown Barbara.
In 2018, Halldóra starred in Woman at War, which has been recognized especially internationally with various awards. She portrayed the double role of Halla and her twin sister Ása. Woman at War is a film in which feminism, parenting and environmental activism intersect through the story of her character,{{Cite web|url=https://www.elsaltodiario.com/cine/halldora-geirhardsdottir-islandia-evolucion-dinamicas-machistas-sutiles|title=Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir: “Un papel para una mujer en el que apareces en todas las escenas y no tienes marido es algo extraordinario”|accessdate=19 August 2019|website=www.elsaltodiario.com|language=Spanish}} that of a 50-year-old single and independent singing teacher who declares war on the local aluminum industry that is polluting her country. The film won awards such as the Lux Prize and the Grand Audience Award at the 2018 Seville Film Festival.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telerama.fr/festival-de-cannes/2018/cannes-2018-dans-woman-at-war,-lecologie-reserve-bien-des-surprises,n5644912.php|title=Cannes 2018 - Dans “Woman at war”, l’écologie réserve bien des surprises|author=Frédéric Strauss|date=12 May 2018|publisher=Télérama.fr|accessdate=2 December 2018|language=French}}
Personal life
Halldóra has five children, and three grandchildren. She had her first daughter when she was 20 years old, her youngest in 2019 was 12 years old.
Halldóra is a regular UNICEF collaborator with whom she has traveled to Africa, Peru, Uganda, Haiti and Ecuador.{{cite web |author=Stephen Saito |url=https://moveablefest.com/benedikt-erlingsson-halldora-geirhardsdottir-woman-at-war/ |title=Interview: Benedikt Erlingsson & Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir On Their Disarming Comedy “Woman at War” |work=moveablefest.com |date=2019-03-01 |accessdate=2022-12-24|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201031212836/https://moveablefest.com/benedikt-erlingsson-halldora-geirhardsdottir-woman-at-war/|archive-date=31 October 2020|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=nm0311995|name=Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir}}
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