Guðný Halldórsdóttir
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 23, 1954
- Birthplace
- 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 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
- Anti-American Wins Nobel Prize
Anti-American Wins Nobel Prize 2011
Producer
Icelandic Leader Sheep 2009
Director, Writer
The Quiet Storm 2007
Director
- Ragnar í Smára
Ragnar í Smára 2005
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Stella Runs for Office 2002
Director, Writer
The Honour of the House 1999
Director
- No Christmas without Bassi
No Christmas without Bassi 1998
Director
Áramótaskaup: 1994 1994
Director, Writer
The Men's Choir 1992
Director, Writer
Northern Tales 1992
Writer
- Síðustu 10 árin: Íslensk kvikmyndagerð reifuð
Síðustu 10 árin: Íslensk kvikmyndagerð reifuð 1990
Director, Screenplay
Under the Glacier 1989
Director of Photography, Director
The Icelandic Shock Station 1986
Writer
A Message to Sandra 1983
Screenplay
The Gold Diggers 1983
Continuity
Dot Dot Comma Dash 1980
Script Supervisor
Lily 1978
Assistant Director
Credits from TMDB.