Trivia

(August 21, 2018) Her husband of nearly 16 years Stefán Karl Stefánsson died from bile duct cancer at the age of 43. They were together for over two decades in total.

Daughter of actress Bríet Héðinsdóttir.

Steinunn Ólína is the Icelandic voice for many animated characters like: Nala (The Lion King), Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmatians), Quasimodo's mother (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), Robin (Tom and Jerry: The Movie), Evil Queen (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) & Si & Am/Peg (Lady and the Tramp).

Has four children with her now late husband Stefán Karl Stefánsson: three daughters, Briet Stefánsson (b. 1995), Elin Stefánsson (b. 2001) and Julia Stefánsson (b. 2007), and one son - Thor Stefánsson (b. 2008).

In keeping with the Icelandic naming tradition, Þorsteinsdóttir is a patronymic, not a last name. It means daughter of Þorstein.