Hera Hilmar

Hera Hilmar (born 27 December 1988) is an Icelandic movie and television actress.

Personal life
Hilmar is the daughter of the film director Hilmar Oddsson and the actress Thorey Sigthorsdottir (Þórey Sigþórsdóttir). Her grandfather was the playwright and theater director Oddur Björnsson.

She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2011.

Career
Hilmar was nominated for an Edda as Actress of the Year in a leading role in 2007 for her role in The Quiet Storm. Later she won the same award, twice, first in 2015 for her role as Eik in Life in a Fishbowl, and then in 2017 for her role as Anna in The Oath. She was also chosen as one of Europe's Shooting Stars at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2015, as well as winning a ‘special mention’ at the Zurich Film Festival for her role in Life in a Fishbowl.

She played Lillie Rowe, a 20-year-old nurse from a prominent Philadelphia family, in a period drama film The Ottoman Lieutenant.

In February 2017, Hilmar was cast in the lead role of Hester Shaw in Peter Jackson's film, based on the novel of the same name by Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines. Writer Philippa Boyens described Hilmar's audition via Skype was "flawless". She recounted the challenges. That film, as of 2021, is currently her last international film role before the coronavirus pandemic.

She starred in the Apple TV+ series SEE recently as Maghra, the wife of Baba Voss, a character played by Jason Momoa.

She signed on for two projects with the Icelandic Film Centre: a short film called The Wish and a film titled Svar við bréfi Helgu.

 Filmography 
 Year  Title  Role  Notes2007The Quiet StormDisa2008Two BirdsLara 2012   Leaving   Paulina  3 episodesWorld Without End   Margery    Anna Karenina   Varya   2013  The Fifth Estate  Wikileaks staffer #2    We Are the Freaks  Iona  2013-2015  Da Vinci's Demons   Vanessa Moschella   25 episodes 2014  Get Santa   PC Boyle    Life in a Fishbowl  Eik 2016The OathAnna2017An Ordinary ManTanjaThe Ottoman LieutenantLillie Rowe2018The Ashram Sophie  Mortal EnginesHester ShawThe RomanoffsOndine2019SEE Maghra   2020 Óskin ShortSvar við bréfi Helgu Helga Filming

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Category:1988 births
Category:Living people
Category:Icelandic movie actors
Category:Television actors