Guðmunda Elíasdóttir was born on January 23, 1920 in Bolungarvík, Iceland. She was an actress, known for Mýrin (2006), Í skugga hrafnsins (1988) and Einkalíf (1995). She was married to Sverrir Kristjánsson and Henrik Knudsen. She died on August 2, 2015 in Reykjavik, Iceland.