Aldís Amah Hamilton

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Aldís Amah Hamilton
Born
Germany
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
ParentAlda Sigmundsdóttir (mother)

Aldís Amah Hamilton is an Icelandic actress. She is known for playing the lead role in the 2021 TV crime drama series Black Sands . For her role as Ástríðr in the 2024 video game Senua's Saga: Hellblade II , Hamilton was nominated for the British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role. [1]

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Early life and education

Aldís Amah Hamilton was born in Germany to an Icelandic author and journalist Alda Sigmundsdóttir and an American father who were working there as English teachers. She moved with her mother to Iceland at the age of three and grew up in Vesturbær. [2]

She graduated from the Iceland University of the Arts in 2016. [3]

Career

Aldís is an Icelandic actress. [4] [5]

During her studies in 2016, she appeared as Desdemona in the Vesturport's performance of Othello in the National Theatre of Iceland. [3]

In 2020, Aldís appeared in the Netflix's Icelandic original series Katla, directed by Baltasar Kormákur. [6]

In 2021 it was announced that she had been cast as the lead actress of the TV series Black Sands, directed by Baldvin Zophoníasson, where she plays the character of Aníta. [7] [8]

Recognition

On the Icelandic National Day in 2019, Aldís was named Reykjavík's Lady of the Mountain.[ further explanation needed ] [9] [10] [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2017FangarNatalie
2020 The Valhalla Murders Dísa
2020EurogarðurinnHanna
2021 Vegferð Lovísa
2021 Katla Eyja
2021 Black Sands Aníta

References

  1. ↑ Welsh, Oli (4 March 2025). "Hellblade 2 leads very different set of nominations for BAFTA Games Awards". Polygon.
  2. ↑ Ásdís Ásgeirsdóttir (18 December 2021). "Aldrei hitt pabba minn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 Gyða Lóa Ólafsdóttir (25 July 2016). "Fljúgandi Desdemóna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir; Anna Marsibil Clausen (17 September 2020). "Sláandi að sjá bara hvíta leikara árið 2020". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Andri Eysteinsson (17 June 2019). "Fjallkonan í ár er Aldís Amah Hamilton". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Full Cast & Crew". TVGuide.com. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Elma Rut Valtýsdóttir (30 August 2021). "Grunaði ekki að hún myndi landa aðalhlutverki á þessum tímapunkti í lífinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Elma Rut Valtýsdóttir (23 January 2022). "Skráði sig í leiklistarnám eftir að hafa reynt við suður-kóreska Idolið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Þorvarður Pálsson (17 June 2019). "Fjallkonan í ár Aldís Amah Hamilton". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Andri Eysteinsson (17 June 2019). "Mikill heiður að fá að vera brautryðjandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Alexander Kristjánsson (17 June 2019). "Segir einhver nei við þessu?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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