Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir born 30 August 1958 is an Icelandic actress and author Björnsdóttir was born in Reykjavik Iceland to parents Guðrún Ásmundsdóttir actress and Björn Björnsson flight mechanic Björnsdóttir graduated from the Icelandic Theater School in 1981 She has played in numerous productions for the National Theater of Iceland as well as other theaters She has played roles including Pippi Longstocking to Ophelia in Hamlet Björnsdóttir has two children and is married to set designer Axel Hallkell Jóhannesson In 2001 Björnsdóttir released her first book The book is about a young troll girl Bóla and her friend Hnútur on their adventures from their home in Þingvellir to a 17 June Icelands Independence Day celebration in Reykjavik Bóla is a character Björnsdóttir created and played for childrens television in 1990 and is still very much adored by Icelandic children and adults Filmography Morðsaga 1977 as Frú B Óðal feðranna 1980 as Stelpa á útimóti Atómstöðin 1984 as Guðný Árland Fastir liðir eins og venjulega TVseries 1985 as Erla SSL25 Short 1990 Einkalíf 1995 as Sísí Alexanders mother Réttur TVseries 2010 as Eva Svartur á leik 2012 as Sævar Ks Mother Metalhead 2013 as Anna Afinn 2014 as Erla Ófærð TVseries 20152016 as Kolbrún