Hera Hilmar
Hera Hilmarsdóttir (known professionally as Hera Hilmar; born 27 December 1988)[1] is an Icelandic actress. She first started acting in the 1990s as a child actress. She resumed acting in 2008.
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Born | Hera Hilmarsdóttir 27 December 1988 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995–1998, 2007–2019 |
Personal life
Hilmar is the daughter of the film director Hilmar Oddsson and the actress Thorey Sigthorsdottir (Þórey Sigþórsdóttir).[1][2][3] Her grandfather was the playwright and theater director Oddur Björnsson.
She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2011.[4]
Career
Hilmar was nominated for an Edda as Actress of the Year in a leading role in 2007 for her role in The Quiet Storm. Later she won the same award, twice, first in 2015 for her role as Eik in Life in a Fishbowl, and then in 2017 for her role as Anna in The Oath.[5] She was also chosen as one of Europe's Shooting Stars at the Berline International Film Festival in 2015, as well as winning a ‘special mention’ at the Zurich Film Festival for her role in Life in a Fishbowl.[6]
In February 2017, Hilmar was cast in the lead role of Hester Shaw in the film based on the novel of the same name by Philip Reeve as a once-in-a-lifetime adaptation, Mortal Engines, which is currently her last film role before the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]
She starred in the Apple TV+ series SEE recently as Maghra, the wife of Baba Voss, a character played by Jason Momoa. The series is currently on hiatus, as there is no plans for resuming production on Season 2 anytime soon.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | The Quiet Storm | Disa | |
2008 | Two Birds | Lara | |
2012 | Leaving | Paulina | 3 episodes |
World Without End | Margery | ||
Anna Karenina | Varya | ||
2013 | The Fifth Estate | Wikileaks staffer #2 | |
We Are the Freaks | Iona | ||
2013-2015 | Da Vinci's Demons | Vanessa Moschella | 25 episodes |
2014 | Get Santa | PC Boyle | |
Life in a Fishbowl | Eik | ||
2016 | The Oath | Anna | |
2017 | An Ordinary Man | Tanja | |
The Ottoman Lieutenant | Lillie Rowe | ||
2018 | The Ashram | Sophie | |
Mortal Engines | Hester Shaw | ||
The Romanoffs | Ondine | ||
2019 | SEE | Maghra |
References
- "Alltaf góðir vinir". mbl.is (in Icelandic). 22 June 2008.
- "Registers Iceland". Archived from the original on 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
- Simon, Alissa (2015-05-21). "International Star You Should Know: 'Da Vinci's Demons' Actress Hera Hilmar". Variety. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- "Bast No. 7". Archived from the original on 2014-10-24.
- "Eddan – Íslensku kvikmynda- og sjónvarpsverðlaunin". 2007. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
- Hera Hilmar on IMDb
- Kroll, Justin (2017-02-07). "Newcomer Hera Hilmar Lands Female Lead in Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- Christina Radish (2018-12-13). "Hera Hilmar on 'Mortal Engines' and the Challenge of Bringing Hester Shaw to Life". Retrieved 2019-10-30.