Edda Heiðrún Backman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.4958

Gender

Female

Birthday

27-Nov-1957

Age

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

Akranes, Iceland

Also Known As
  • Edda Heidrún Backman

Edda Heiðrún Backman

Biography

Edda Heiðrún Backman was an Icelandic actress, musician and painter.


Credits

Schwarz und ohne Zucker Schwarz und ohne Zucker (1985) Character: N/A
During a holiday in Italy, a young German falls in love with an Icelandic actress. Until the happy ending, they have to go the wrong ways and detours, which are also related to the dreamlike "mission" of the acting group.
Í draumi sérhvers manns Í draumi sérhvers manns (1995) Character: N/A
The staff at the bureau of values may be the greatest bureaucrats in the world, but they have the most colourful dreams, not to mention their nightmare Rosie, is like a breath of fresh air when she comes into the office just before closing-time, raising everybody’s spirits. Live action and animation combined in a comedy.
Ævintýri á Norðurslóðum Ævintýri á Norðurslóðum (1992) Character: Mother
Three tales of children each in a different nothern country, Greenland, the Pharoe Islands and Iceland.
Ævintýri á okkar tímum Ævintýri á okkar tímum (1992) Character: N/A
A story in the form of a fairy tale, that tells of the time the Princess calls upon her hero to slay the modern day dragon. The film is unusual in the way it portrays ecological issues in a highly artistic way.
Bíódagar Bíódagar (1994) Character: Mamma Bigga
This Icelandic tale, loosely based on the real-life experiences of director Fridrik Fridriksson tells the saga of a boyhood spent in Iceland in the 1960s.
Eins og skepnan deyr Eins og skepnan deyr (1986) Character: N/A
Helgi is a young man that dreams about becoming a writer and returns to his childhood home with his girlfriend Lára. While he's there he becomes obsessed with shooting a reindeer for unclear reasons. Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986
Gamla brúðan Gamla brúðan (1992) Character: The Narrator
Lilla discovers that she'll be getting a new doll for christmas so she decides to throw the old one away, but once she falls asleep bad dreams start to haunt her.
Enginn venjulegur drengur Enginn venjulegur drengur (1989) Character: N/A
Willy, seven years old, is more interested in books than sports while his father, ex-football star, is determined to make a football player out of him. Willy realizes that he cannot live up to his father's expectations but feels compelled to give him what he always wanted. One day, Willy finds a solution to the problem.
Áramótaskaup: 2002 Áramótaskaup: 2002 (2002) Character: Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir
2002's Áramótaskaup, an annual 50-minute TV movie, satirizing the events of the past year.
Öskubuska og maðurinn sem átti engar buxur Öskubuska og maðurinn sem átti engar buxur (1986) Character: N/A
The film tells the story of Maja and Nikulás meeting and how they develop a friendship when she starts to visit him regularly. This worries Bergur, Nikulás' son, especially after he learns that his father intends to leave the girl an inheritance, a Chinese vase. Bergur takes action, and the short-lived adventure ends in a more tragic way than is usually the case in fairy tales.
Sporlaust Sporlaust (1998) Character: Svava
Five friends gather for a celebration that spins wildly out of control. Something goes terribly wrong. Next morning, national sports icon, swimmer Gulli Björns wakes up beside the naked body of a woman. No one knows who she is. No one knows where she comes from. Not his girlfriend. Nor his best buddy. No one remembers what happened. Now, as the questions fly fast and furious, Björns must wander through a mirrored maze of half-truth and full-blown lies to discover the shocking truth in a swirl of deception, manipulation and murder.
Stikkfrí Stikkfrí (1997) Character: N/A
A little girl "kidnaps" her half-sister in order to get the attention of her father who left her mother years ago for another woman (who gave birth to her half-sister)
101 Reykjavík 101 Reykjavík (2000) Character: Kona Páls
A 30-year-old slacker who lives with his mother finds his life turned upside down when his mother's flamenco-dancing friend moves in.
Kaldaljós Kaldaljós (2004) Character: Birna
What could be better than knowing your future? And what could be worse? A love-filled childhood abruptly ends when catastrophe descends. A catastrophe that the child had foreseen yet failed to act upon.



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