Guðný Halldórsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Guðný.

Guðný Halldórsdóttir (born 23 January 1954) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. She has directed eight films since 1984, including Under the Glacier and The Honour of the House.^[1][2] She wrote the screenplay for 1986 comedy Stella í orlofi (Stella on Vacation)^[3] and directed its 2002 sequel, Stella í framboði (Stella running for Office).^[4] Her 2007 film The Quiet Storm was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival.^[5] Her father was writer and 1955 Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness, while her mother was writer and textile designer Auður Laxness. Her son is rapper, actor and comedian Halldór Laxness Halldórsson, better known as Dóri DNA.^[6]

Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Born	(1954-01-23) 23 January 1954 (age 71) Iceland
Occupation(s)	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1983–present
Parents	Halldór Laxness (father) Auður Laxness (mother)
Relatives	Dóri DNA (son)
Awards	Edda Award for Best Director

Selected filmography

• Stella í orlofi (Stella on Vacation) (1986)
• Under the Glacier (1989)
• The Honour of the House (1999)
• Stella í framboði (Stella running for Office) (2002)
• The Quiet Storm (2007)