Elín Petersdóttir

Elín Petersdóttir
Elín Petersdóttir
Born	1 June 1972 (age 52); Iceland
Citizenship	Iceland; Finland;
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Known for	Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga; Stars Above; Apeiron;

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]

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

Unna ja Nuuk (2006) – Kaunisohto
Stars Above (2012) – Salla
Apeiron (2013) – Anna
Hemma (2013) – Eva
Devil's Bride (2016) – Rakel Larsdotter
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) – Helka

References

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