María Guðmundsdóttir (filmmaker)

This article is about the model and filmmaker María Guðmundsdóttir. For actress born in 1935, see María Guðmundsdóttir (actress).
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name María.
María Guðmundsdóttir
Born (1942-02-12) 12 February 1942 (age 82)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, photographer, model
Years active1961–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

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

  1. ^ Pál Guðmundsson (23 March 2015). "„Hvers getur ung stúlka óskað sér fremur?": Fyrstu fegurðardrottningar Íslands". Lemurinn.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "7. María Guðmundsdóttir". Vikan (in Icelandic). 4 May 1961. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ Gunnar Larsen (1 November 1967). "María & Thelma". Hrund (in Icelandic). pp. 10–11. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "María Guðmundsdóttir Curriculum Vitae". Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands. eplica.is. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Ferðin heim" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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