Kristbjörg Kjeld

Acting

Kristbjörg Kjeld

Born June 18, 1935 (age 91)

Kristbjörg Kjeld (born June 18, 1935) is an Icelandic actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1962. She won the 2010 Edda Award for Best Leading Actress for her performance as Mamma Gógó in Mamma Gógó.

Known For

Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueZack Snyder's Justice League · 2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
★ 8.12021
MovieActionAdventure
Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.
Jar CityJar City · 2006
Jar City
★ 5.92006
MovieDramaThriller
A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.
Of Horses and MenOf Horses and Men · 2013
Of Horses and Men
★ 6.92013
MovieDramaRomance
A country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human. Love and death become interlaced and with terrible consequences. The fortunes of the people in the country through the horses' perception.
The Together ProjectThe Together Project · 2016
The Together Project
★ 6.02016
MovieDramaComedy
Samir, a lanky crane operator in Montreuil, falls madly for Agathe. As master swimmer at the pool Thorez he decides to take swimming lessons with her. But the lie does not last three lessons - Agathe hate liars. Chosen to represent the Seine-Saint-Denis, Agathe flies to Iceland for the 10th Congress of the International Masters Swimming. Samir has no choice but to fly in turn also.
No Such ThingNo Such Thing · 2002
No Such Thing
★ 6.02002
MovieFantasyDrama
A young journalist journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancé only to encounter a mythical creature who longs to die.
Driving MumDriving Mum · 2022
Driving Mum
★ 6.92022
MovieDramaComedy
The death of Jon's mother forces him to take on a journey with her corpse in the backseat to fulfill her last wish. Bresnef the dog comes along and this trip will be the gamechanger Jon never dreamt of.
In the Shadow of the RavenIn the Shadow of the Raven · 1988
In the Shadow of the Raven
★ 6.21988
MovieDrama
Trausti returns to Iceland just in time to be entangled in a family feud over a stranded whale-cadaver. His mother (the family head) is mortally wounded and Grim kills Erikur; the other clan leader. Isold, daughter of Erikur now takes his place. Isold and Trausti are attracted to each other, but Isold was promised to Hjoerleifur - the son of the Bishop (of Iceland) and his powerful wife. However, Isold has a plan...
Áramótaskaup: 2013Áramótaskaup: 2013 · 2013
Áramótaskaup: 2013
★ 9.02013
MovieComedyTV Movie
Áramótaskaup: 2013 is an annual Icelandic TV movie satirizing the events of the past year.

Filmography

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Under the GlacierUnder the Glacier · 1989
Under the Glacier
★ 6.71989
MovieComedyFantasy
Our hero is Umbi (an acronym for emissary of the bishop), sent by him to undertake an important investigation at Snæfell-glacier. In particular he is to look into the conduct and behavior of Jón Prímus, the old pastor at Snæfell. Fantastic rumors are rife: amongst other things it is said that a corpse is lodged in the glacier! Armed with his tape recorder and notebook, Umbi embarks upon his mission. He tries to question the weird locals, a weird lot, but gets evasive answers. Slowly he is dragged into a quagmire of strange happenings and his efforts to understand only make him confused. If at the beginning he is a chipper, a mere device, by the end of the story he is inextricably involved, a committed participant in the bizarre events.

Hnallþóra

Mamma GógóMamma Gógó · 2010
Mamma Gógó
★ 5.62010
MovieComedyDrama
Mamma Gógó is about Gógó, an elderly lady, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer disease and her son’s and family’s reaction to her illness. While Gógó is continuously getting herself into trouble, of the kind only a person with Alzheimer can, the son, the director, is struggling with financial troubles after his film Children of Nature has flopped in the cinema. As Gógó‘s disease progresses her family decides that it is best for her to move to a nursing home. Gógó and her deceased husband, who appears on the scene, are not happy with that decision. The director is dependent on others when it comes to his finances and when Gógó settles into the nursing home he decides to sell his mother’s apartment and valuable artwork but the profits of the sale help him to get by.

Mamma Gógó