Snaefridur Ingvarsdottir is an actress born in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1992. She was 11 years old when she played the significant role of Gottina in the award
winning film Cold Light, 2004. From a very young age she studied classical ballet and contemporary dance and
after years of training at the National Ballet School of Iceland she turned her interest from dance to acting.
Snaefridur is the daughter of Iceland’s most admired actor Ingvar Sigurdsson and actress Edda Arnljotsdottir.
Snaefridur graduated as an actress from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2016 and from that point on she has worked intensively in Iceland both on stage, in TV and in film. She is greatly acknowledged for her latest film-work, playing the title role “Alma” by Kristin Johannesdottir. The film was Iceland’s contribution for the Nordic film prize in 2021. Other works include the role of Hrönn in season 3 of Trapped
(2021), Mihkel (2018), I short (2018) and Eurogardurinn (2020).
Snaefridur was only 11 years old when she received an Edda nomination for her role in Cold Light from 2004. She received a nomination at the Icelandic Theatre Awards (Gríman) for her role as Gerdur in the Icelandic play ”The Devil’s Island” at the National Theater of Iceland. Snaefridur has played in countless productions at the National Theater of Iceland. She is recognized for her distinctive and lush singing voice which has made its way into countless musical productions and led Snaefridur recently to write her own music. She released her first single Lilies in 2023.
