Selma Björnsdóttir
Selma Björnsdóttir
Director, singer, actress, dancer, choreographer
Email: selmabjorns@gmail.com
Tel: (+354) 8639999
Selma CV on PDF
Theater – Director
Reykjavik City Theater – Pinocchio 2007
The show was nominated as best children play of the year, best set, best costume. Won best costume.
The National Theater of Iceland – The town of Cardamom by Torbjorn Egner 2009 The show was nominated as best children play of the year and was the most attended play in 2009.
Loftkastalinn Theater – Grease 2009
The National Theater of Iceland – The musical Oliver – Christmas premiere 2009
Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford – Associate director and choreographer in
The Heart of Robin Hood 2011
The National Theater of Iceland – Les Miserable 2012
Theater – actress
The National Theater of Iceland – The musical West Side story (Rosalia) 1995
Flugfélagið Loftur – The musical Rocky Horror (Columbia) 1995
Flugfélagið Loftur – Lazy town (Stephanie split) 1995
Flugfélagið Loftur – Skari Skrípó 1996
Reykjavik City Theater – The play Hið Ljúfa Líf (Maria) 1997
Reykjavik City Theater – The musical Augun þín Blá 1997
The National Theater of Iceland – Meiri Gauragangur 1998
Reykjavik City Theater – The musical Grease (Sandy) 1998
Draumasmiðjan – Ávaxtakarfan 1998
Reykjavik City Theater – The musical Little shop of horrors (trio) 1999
The National Theater of Iceland – The musical Singing in the rain (Kathy Selden) 2001
Draumasmiðjan – Children musical Benedikt búálfur 2002
Menningarfélag alþýðunnar – The musical Hair (Sheila Franklin)
Reykjavik City theater – The musical Grease (Rizzo) 2004
Vesturport Theater – Romeo and Juliet (Mrs. Capulet) 2004 and 2006
The National Theater of Iceland – The play Halldór í Hollywood 2005
The National Theater of Iceland – The musical Three-penny opera 2005-2006
Austurbær Theater – Ávaxtakarfan 2005
Austurbær Theater – Hafið bláa 2006
Reykjavik City Theater – The musical Footloose (Iris) 2006
The National Theater of Iceland – The musical Ástin er diskó lífið er pönk 2008
Vesturport Theater – Metamorphosis (Grete) Columbia art festival 2010
Vesturport Theater – The housewife 2011
Vesturport Theater – Metamorphosis (Grete) Siberia art festival 2011
Theater choreographer / assistant director
Jesus Christ Superstar 1994
The Wall 1995
Cats 1996
Saturday Night Fever 1997
Mambo Kings 1998
Dirty Dancing 1999
Hermóður og Háðvör – The play Að Eilífu 1997
Draumasmiðjan – The play Baneitrað Samband á Njálsgötunni 1999
Saga – Little shop of horrors Oslo 2001
The Icelandic Opera – The magic flute 2001
Draumasmiðjan – Benedikt búálfur 2002
Hair – 2002
Rocky Horror – 2003
Little shop of horrors 2004
Television host and acting
The O – Host in a weekly magazine show RÚV 1995-1997
Choreographer and voice coach in IDOL 2004 – 2006
Allir litir hafsins eru kaldir – Actress in a 6 episode TV series RUV 2006.
One of 3 judges on IDOL Channel 2 2009
CD ´s and awards
I am – Solo album 1999 – Platinum selling album. The most sold CD in Iceland 1999
Performer of the year at the Icelandic music awards 2000
Life won´t wait – Solo album 2000
Sögur af sviðinu – Musical duet album 2002
Sögur af konum – Duet album 2006
All the way to Texas – Country album 2010
Second place in The Eurovision song contest in Jerusalem in 1999
Competed again for Iceland in The Eurovision song contest in Ukraine 2005
She has done a lot of voice over’s for example, (Beauty) in The Beauty and the beast, (Barbie), (The princess) in The Princess and the frog, (Megara) in Hercules and many more.