Education
In 1994, Margrét graduated from Listaháskóli Íslands, the Icelandic Drama Academy, and worked at the Reykjavík Theatre Company for several years.
In 1994, Margrét graduated from Listaháskóli Íslands, the Icelandic Drama Academy, and worked at the Reykjavík Theatre Company for several years.
In 2002 she joined Vesturport Theatre Group for an unusual circus-oriented production of Shakespeare"s Romeo and Juliet with lots of acrobatics, light and action. Margrét has also appeared in television productions including Njálssaga (2003) and Ástríður (2009) as well as on the big screen. Her biggest movies are probably Mávahlátur (The Seagull"s Laughter), based on the book by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir and Falcons, in which she co-starred with Keith Carradine.
Both films received international attention.
Margrét is a well-established artist in the Icelandic art scene and a frequent contributor to the Reykjavik Art Festival. In 2009 she led a group of 50 artists in an invasion of Iceland"s cultural heritage at the exhibition/happening Orbis Terrae-ORA. Theatrical appearances
2009: Sædýrasafnið (directed by Arthur Nauzyciel, written by Marie Darrieussecq)
2007/2008: Ívanov as Anna (directed by Baltasar Kormákur)
2006 Sumardagur (A Summer"s Day.
Directed by Egill Heiðar Anton Pálsson, written by Jon Fosse)
2002: Romeo and Juliet - Love is in the Air as Lady Capulet and Benvolio
1995: Tvískinnungsóperan (The two-bodied Opera by Ágúst Guðmundsson) as Sólveig
1994: Icelandic production of the musical Hair (Hárið) as Sheila (also starring Emiliana Torrini)
Filmography
2010: Mamma Gógó (The Director"s Wife) director by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, as the director"s wife
2010: Kóngavegur 7 (King"s Road 7) director by Valdís Óskarsdóttir, as Inga
2008: Brúðguminn (White Night Wedding) director by Baltasar Kormákur, as Anna
2007: Duggholufolkið director by Ari Kristinsson
2007: Misty Mountain (short film), as mother with child
2006: Blóðbönd (Thicker than Water), as Ásta
2004: Love is in the Air (by Vesturport)
2002: Fálkar (Falcons) director by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, as Dúa
2002: Reykjavík Guesthouse - Rent a Bike as Telma
2001: Mávahlátur (The Seagull"s Laughter) director by Ágúst Guðmundsson, as Freyja
2001: Í Faðmi Hafsins director by Lýður Árnason & Jóakim Reynisson, as Unnur
Dubbing
2007: The Simpsons as Marge
1998: The Little Mermaid as Ursula, the Sea Witch.
She then became a member of Þjóðleikhúsið, the National Theatre of Iceland.