Anita Briem was born on May 29, 1982 in Reykjavik, Iceland. She is an actress, known for Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010) and The Nun (2005). She is married to Dean Paraskevopoulos. They have one child.
[on her role in Journey to the Center of the Earth] I must have auditioned for this movie at least 25 times. This was a 4-month process. I have to check my sources on this but, I think I beat out Cameron Diaz's record for how many times she auditioned for "The Mask," with how many times I auditioned for this movie
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[on living in Los Angeles ] People ask me, "What is it like?" with a negative tone. But for me, I'm surrounded by the most talented and passionate people in the industry.
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[on plans to do any stage] I love the theater; the theater sort of raised me. So I'm quite sure I will go back to the theater. Right now I'm sort of captured in the all-consuming, fantastical world of movies.
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[on Iceland] I try to show everybody Iceland all the time. My people are like, "Don't tell everybody the secret. It's so peaceful and beautiful here!" It's incredible; I go home and drive across country, and go to my mom's place and it's dark with the Northern Lights, and I like to sit in some hot springs.
Special interests are travelling, encountering different cultures, reading, going to the theatre, spending time with family.
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Parents are drummer Gunnlaugur Briem of Mezzoforte and back-up vocalist Erna Þórarinsdóttir.
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Decided to become an actress when she was age 16.
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Began her acting career at nine years of age at The National Theatre of Iceland.
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Fluent in English, Danish, Icelandic and German.
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Born and raised in Iceland. Moved to London at age 16 and began her pursuit of a formal education in theatre. At 19 she was accepted into the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
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Studied at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and graduated 2004.
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