Guðrún Gísladóttir

Guðrún Gísladóttir

Born: December 12, 1954
Guðrún Gísladóttir is an Islandic stage and screen actress.

Movies for Guðrún Gísladóttir...

Háflóð
Title: Háflóð
Released: April 8, 2024
Type: Movie
When a mysterious woman plans to take a taxi to the beach in the middle of a winter night, her driver begins to suspect that she is going to walk into the sea.
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Redux
Title: Redux
Character: Dísa
Released: March 9, 2023
Type: Movie
In an idyllic South Icelandic village, an aimless delivery driver’s life is upended when her half-brother disappears following his wife’s suspicious demise.
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Title: Katla
Character: Bergrún
Released: June 17, 2021
Type: TV
A year after a subglacial volcano erupts, mysterious elements from prehistoric times emerge from the melting ice, bringing unforeseen consequences.
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Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
Title: Hver drap Friðrik Dór?
Character: Agnes Brjánsdóttir
Released: February 25, 2021
Type: Movie
Villi Neto investigates the potential death of singer Friðrik Dór. On his hunt for truth Villi discovers that the conspiracy is much larger and deeper than anyone could have suspected.
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Heartless
Title: Heartless
Character: Tinna
Released: December 31, 2020
Type: Movie
Young couple Anna and Gunnar live in a society where people are assigned a new spouse in a lottery every seven years. Full of heartache, the couple faces their biggest fear in the face of life with a new partner.
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Munda
Title: Munda
Character: Munda
Released: January 1, 2017
Type: Movie
Munda is a 70 year old priest who has to find herself again once she's suddenly made to renounce her priesthood.
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Playing with Balls
Title: Playing with Balls
Character: Linda
Released: September 5, 2014
Type: Movie
A lesbian in midlife crisis acts on her desire to escape the day to day routine only to find disappointment instead of that absolute bliss she hoped for.
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December
Title: December
Character: Aðalbjörg
Released: November 6, 2009
Type: Movie
December is a present-day tale set in Reykjavik during the holiday season. Jonni (Tomas Lemarquis) returns to Iceland to spend Christmas with his family and to record an album with his old (one-hit-wonder) band. He soon finds out that circumstances in his family have changed dramatically and his friends have moved on. We follow Jonni as he deals with this blunt new reality. Tomas Lemarquis, the star of Noi the Albino, plays Jonni, a musician who after a long time living abroad returns to home Iceland to spend Christmas with his family and record an album with his old (one-hit-wonder) band. He soon finds out that family circumstances have changed dramatically and that his friends have moved on. Dealing with this blunt new reality, Jonni also has to wrestle with the reigniting of an old flame, as he helps his family make Christmas merry in spite of everything.
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Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
Title: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
Character: Mamma
Released: September 4, 2009
Type: Movie
An epic tale about a group of whale watchers, whose ship breaks down and they get picked up by a whale fisher vessel. The Fishbillies on the vessel has just gone bust, and everything goes out of control.
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Small Mountain
Title: Small Mountain
Character: Sara
Released: March 14, 2008
Type: Movie
Not expecting his son back today, Emil is brought to face his past, his family, his community, after he finds himself stuck upon the small mountain. This will be a day to remember.
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Dís
Title: Dís
Character: Arna
Released: September 3, 2004
Type: Movie
Dís, 23, is still to decide what to do with her life. Obsessed by the thought of being "abnormally normal", a mere photocopy of long lost original, she wanders from one odd job to another and tries out various cources at the University. A guiding light comes her way from an unexpected direction.
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Last Words of Hreggviður
Title: Last Words of Hreggviður
Released: May 14, 2004
Type: Movie
Hreggvidur, an old right-winger, dies of a heart attack while trying to publish an article in The Conservative Paper. Hreggvidur has been a regular contributor for decades and he disagrees with the new editorial policy. Thus he rises up from the dead to terrorize the editor into publishing the article.
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Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)
Title: Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)
Character: Ruth
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Jet lives a joyful life working at a factory with his girlfriend who he's deeply in love with. Shortly after they decide to get married and live together happily ever after her cat, who she has a weird affection for, dies. The girlfriend falls into depression which could (strangely enough) lead to her death and the only way to give her a purpose to live and save her is to tell her the meaning of life.
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Njalssaga
Title: Njalssaga
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
TV movie based on the first chapters of the Icelandic Brennu-Njáls saga
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The Sea
Title: The Sea
Character: Ragnheiður
Released: September 13, 2002
Type: Movie
Wealthy, aging patriarch Thordur assembles his scattered heirs in his remote Icelandic fishing village to discuss the future of the family fishery. But bringing everyone together unleashes a storm of long-repressed dark family secrets.
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The Icelandic Dream
Title: The Icelandic Dream
Character: Mother
Released: September 7, 2000
Type: Movie
A business man and weekend dad is getting worn down by family trouble, business failure and the continuous loss of his favorite football team. He decides to start importing Bulgarian energy cigarettes in a last ditch attempt at success ... his best friend soon advises that suicide might be his best option.
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The Sky Palace
Title: The Sky Palace
Character: Mother
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Emily is a young boy that dreams about owning a dog and he starts working so he can save up to buy one. Meanwhile his family are dealing with money problems.
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The Juniper Tree
Title: The Juniper Tree
Character: Mother
Released: April 10, 1990
Type: Movie
Margit and her older sister Katla flee for safety after their mother is burned to death for witchcraft. Finding shelter with Johan and his resentful young son, Jonas, the sisters help form an impromptu family unit that’s soon strained by Katla’s burgeoning sorcery.
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Magnús
Title: Magnús
Character: Helena Ólafsdóttir
Released: August 11, 1989
Type: Movie
Magnús is a 45-year-old lawyer, whose routine is upset by the personal news that he is suffering from cancer. This causes Magnús to stop and think about himself, his life and his family. If his life is going to end sooner than he expected, he wants to know how much it's been worth to him. Has life been worth living? Is it worth fighting for; is it worth a struggle against death? He takes a look at his family, a group of ordinary people, who are the colourful heroes of everyday life, struggling along in a world far removed from the world of high finance, power politics and international intrigues, but yet to them their lives are lives of high adventure. Those adventures, from the sublime to the ridiculous, form the storyline of the film, told against the background of Magnús' dilemma.
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Foxtrot
Title: Foxtrot
Character: Margrét
Released: August 25, 1988
Type: Movie
Tommi and his half brother Kiddi travel through Iceland with a money transport. A reunion develops into a nightmare after picking up the hitch-hiker Lísa.
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By Herself
Title: By Herself
Released: June 11, 1988
Type: Movie
Inspired by a poem by Lars Norén, By Herself is an oneiric film about a woman who lives alone and who comes home late one evening. Beautifully filmed, By Herself is a film that dwells on the mysteries of time, loneliness, and desire.
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Þeli
Title: Þeli
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A man isolates himself from his environment and finally disappears into a white wall in his home.
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The Sacrifice
Title: The Sacrifice
Character: Maria
Released: May 9, 1986
Type: Movie
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
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Loss
Title: Loss
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
An old man comes home with the ashes of his dead wife in an urn. As he waits for the kettle to boil, the relentless hissing of boiling water brings to mind memories. There is nothing ahead for the old man, only lack of purpose, sense of loss and loneliness. He embarks on a journey.