Elín Petersdóttir

Elín Helena Petersdóttir (born 1 June 1972) is an Icelandic-Finnish theater and film actress. She is known for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, Stars Above (Finnish: Tähtitaivas talon yllä) and Apeiron.[1]

Elín Petersdóttir
Born (1972-06-01) 1 June 1972
Iceland
Citizenship
  • Iceland
  • Finland
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Known for

Early life

Elín was born in Iceland to actors Borgar Garðarson[2] and Gréta Þórsdóttir. When she was 1-year old, her family moved to Finland. After her parents divorced, her mother married actor Peter Snickars, a Swedish speaking Finn.[3] Elín studied acting in Denmark and later at Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir; Sigmar Guðmundsson; Snærós Sindradóttir (25 June 2020). "Rosalega gaman að vinna með Rachel McAdams". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. "Stefán Sturla fær góða dóma í Finnlandi". Feykir.is (in Icelandic). 25 August 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. Björk Eiðsdóttir (27 June 2020). "Leikur móður Rachel McAdams". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. Trausti Salvar Kristjánsson (24 April 2007). "Þarf að æfa íslenskuna". Blaðið (in Icelandic). p. 16. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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