Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 30 January 1982) is an Icelandic television, film actress, and singer.

Biography

Halla graduated in 2004 from the

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, she worked in this time for ITV and the

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Movie career

In 2002, Halla earned a role in the Icelandic drama film ''Gemsar'', and starred in her first lead role in the 2006 comedy film ''Áramótaskaup''. One year later, she portrayed Beta in Icelandic fantasy comedy film '' Astrópía''. In 2009 she earned her first international role, playing a prisoner in the British mystery thriller film ''

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'' under the pseudonym Hatla Williams.

Television career

Halla hosted the 2006 Icelandic version of ''

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''. In 2008, she played one of the lead roles in the Icelandic Crime television series ''Mannaveiðar''. She has played various roles in TV comedies and sitcoms.

Stage career

She played the lead role in the Threepenny Opera at the Icelandic National Theatre, and the lead role of Arial in Footloose, among others.

Mountaineering career

Halla has summited four of the

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6,960m,

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5,642m,

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5,895m and

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4,892m.

Music career

The

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singer performed the song Roses in the fourth Semi-Final of the Iceland preliminaries for the

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. Halla is the female lead singer of the Icelandic Pop band Villimadur.

Personal life

In 2007, she was briefly in a relationship with

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. In 2014, she married Colombian banker Harry Koppel in Bogota; they have one daughter (Louisa Koppel) born on 23 September 2015. In 2015, she started an MBA at the

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with a GMAT score above 700.

Dubbing

* ''

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'' – Rolly * ''Cinderella'' – Suzy * '' The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride'' – Vitani * ''Pinocchio'' – Dutch Puppet, French Puppet, and Russian Puppet * ''The Jungle Book'' – Shanti * '' The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea'' – Melody

Filmography

References

External links

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