Person
Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Directing · Born 1954-01-23 · Iceland
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
Stjörnubíó
2026
A Message to Sandra
Screenplay
The Quiet Storm
Director
Áramótaskaup: 1994
Writer
Anti-American Wins Nobel Prize
Producer
Under the Glacier
Director of Photography
Icelandic Leader Sheep
Director
No Christmas without Bassi
Director
Northern Tales
Writer
The Honour of the House
Director
Filmography
- 2026Stjörnubíó
- 2011Anti-American Wins Nobel PrizeProducer
- 2009Icelandic Leader SheepDirector
- 2007The Quiet StormDirector
- 2005Ragnar í SmáraEditor
- 2002Stella Runs for OfficeWriter
- 1999The Honour of the HouseDirector
- 1998No Christmas without BassiDirector
- 1994Áramótaskaup: 1994Writer
- 1992The Men's ChoirDirector
- 1992Northern TalesWriter
- 1990Síðustu 10 árin: Íslensk kvikmyndagerð reifuðDirector
- 1989Under the GlacierDirector of Photography
- 1986The Icelandic Shock StationWriter
- 1983A Message to SandraScreenplay
- 1980Dot Dot Comma DashScript Supervisor
- 1978LilyAssistant Director
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