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Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Iceland
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…
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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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Stjörnubíó
TV show
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2011
Anti-American Wins Nobel Prize
Movie Producer
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2009
Icelandic Leader Sheep
Movie Director
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2007
The Quiet Storm
Movie Director
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2005
Ragnar í Smára
Movie Editor
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2002
Stella Runs for Office
Movie Writer
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1999
The Honour of the House
Movie Director
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1998
No Christmas without Bassi
Movie Director
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1994
Áramótaskaup: 1994
Movie Writer
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1992
The Men's Choir
Movie Director
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1992
Northern Tales
Movie Writer
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1990
Síðustu 10 árin: Íslensk kvikmyndagerð reifuð
Movie Director
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1989
Under the Glacier
Movie Director of Photography
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1986
The Icelandic Shock Station
Movie Writer
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1983
A Message to Sandra
Movie Screenplay
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1980
Dot Dot Comma Dash
Movie Script Supervisor
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1978
Lily
Movie Assistant Director
