María Guðmundsdóttir (filmmaker)
María Guðmundsdóttir | |
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| Born | 12 February 1942 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, photographer, model |
| Years active | 1961–present |
María Guðmundsdóttir (born 12 February 1942) is an Icelandic filmmaker, photographer and model. She is a former supermodel and Miss Iceland in 1961.
Biography
[edit]María was born in Reykjavík and grew up in Djúpavík until the age of 11.[1][2] She was crowned Miss Iceland in 1961.[3] By 1967, she was modeling for Eileen Ford in New York.[4]
In 2015 she produced and directed the documentary Ferðin heim - smásögur úr Árneshreppi á Ströndum, about the people of Árneshreppur, the municipality where she grew up.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Pál Guðmundsson (23 March 2015). "„Hvers getur ung stúlka óskað sér fremur?": Fyrstu fegurðardrottningar Íslands". Lemurinn.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "7. María Guðmundsdóttir". Vikan (in Icelandic). 4 May 1961. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Ungfrú Ísland 1961" [Miss Iceland 1961]. Vísir (in Icelandic). Reykjavík. 12 June 1961. Archived from the original (pdf) on March 28, 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2017. Alt URL
- ^ Gunnar Larsen (1 November 1967). "María & Thelma". Hrund (in Icelandic). pp. 10–11. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "María Guðmundsdóttir Curriculum Vitae". Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands. eplica.is. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Ferðin heim" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Ferðin heim - smásögur úr Árneshreppi á Ströndum Icelandic Films summary page
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