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- Anita Briem is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her role as Jane Seymour on The Tudors and her role as Hannah Ásgeirsson in Journey to the Center of the Earth. Briem was born in Reykjavík and is the daughter of drummer Gunnlaugur Briem of Mezzoforte and back-up vocalist Erna Þórarinsdóttir. She started acting when she was nine at the National Theatre of Iceland. She moved to England at the age of sixteen in 2014 she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, having received the John Barton award in Stage Fighting. As a child she studied hand-to-hand combat and is trained in a variety of weaponry including the broadsword. She is married to actor/director Constantine Paraskevopoulos.- IMDb mini biography by: scaryofmonsters
- SpouseConstantine Paraskevopoulos(August 20, 2010 - present) (1 child)
- ParentsGunnlaugur BriemErna Þórarinsdóttir
- Fluent in Icelandic, Danish, English, German and Greek.
- 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).
- Began her acting career at nine years of age at The National Theatre of Iceland.
- Parents are drummer Gunnlaugur Briem of Mezzoforte and back-up vocalist Erna Þórarinsdóttir.
- Studied at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and graduated 2004.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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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