Thora Bjorg Helga
Born
Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir

(1989-04-16) 16 April 1989
Reykjavík, Iceland
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Notable workMetalhead

Thora Bjorg Helga (born Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir; 16 April 1989) is an Icelandic actress best known for starring in Ragnar Bragason's Metalhead. Helga won the 2014 Icelandic Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2013.[1] She also starred in Baltasar Kormákur's film The Deep in 2013, earning her a 2013 Icelandic Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination.[2][3] Helga also starred in the American film Autumn Lights.[4]

For her role in Metalhead, Helga garnered unanimous acclaim for what The New York Times called "remarkable", playing a grief-stricken young woman in Iceland. The Village Voice concluded that Helga was "commanding in the grief-stricken lead role, nailing not only the power stances and other musical affectations the character demands but, more pressingly, the permeating sorrow".[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Note
2017 Fangar Linda Ragnar Bragason TV Mini Series
2016 Patient Seven Girlfriend Ómar Örn Hauksson
2016 Autumn Lights Eva Angad Aulakh
2014 Brave Men's Blood (Borgríki 2) Ragna Olaf de Fleur
2013 Metalhead (Málmhaus) Hera Ragnar Bragason
2012 Sacrifice Gabriella Jakob Halldorsson Short (15m)
2012 The Deep (Djúpið) Halla Baltasar Kormákur
2011 Litlir hlutir Ásta Davíd Óskar Ólafsson Short (15m)
2011 Ódauðleg ást The Girlfriend Ómar Örn Hauksson Short (12m)

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References

  1. ↑ Yamoto, Jen (17 September 2013). "'Metalhead' Duo Signs With APA". Deadline.
  2. ↑ Webster, Andy (19 March 2015). "Review: In 'Metalhead,' an Icelandic Girl Drowns Her Sorrows in Music". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Thora Bjorg Helga - Rottentomatoes" Rottentomatoes.com, 2015
  4. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (4 June 2014). "Global Showbiz Briefs: Icon UK Makes Quartet Of Buys; 'Autumn Lights' On In Iceland; ITV Nordic 'Keeping Denmark Alive'". Deadline.
  5. ↑ Nordine, Michael (18 March 2015). "Metalhead Is a Stellar Tale of Growing Up Grim". The Village Voice.
  6. ↑ "Thora Bjorg Helga". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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