Ólafur Darri Ólafsson is beloved of many. With his performances in the films like The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Ólafur has won the hearts of many fans. Now, he is starring in a new show BBC One show called The Tourist. And for that occasion, we have today an article about Ólafur’s partner, Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir,
Apart from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Ólafur also gave endearing and enduring performances in Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich, True Detective, Banshee, and so on. Ólafur started his career back in 1997 with a movie called Pearls and Swine.
His latest show The Tourist is about a man (literally called The Man) who has forgotten his identity and is on a quest to find out the truth about who he is. The main character is played by Jamie Dornan. And he is supported by actors like Shalom Brune-Franklin, Helen Chambers, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, etc.
Get to know Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir today and find all the juicy details in her bio.
Meet Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Wife
Okay, we have got to admit something here. We do not know if Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson are actually married. They are together, that is certain. They have two daughters together. And Lovísa often accompanies Ólafur in the red carpet events.
However, when it comes to the question of whether or not they tied the knot, we are not certain. Although certain sources like the International Dubbing Fandom wiki do list Lovísa as the wife of Ólafur.
Anyway, official husband and wife or not, Lovísa and Ólafur do have a family of their own. Their eldest daughter Helka was born in 2010. And their second daughter, Embla, was born on 10 July 2014.
The Ólafsson-Gunnarsdóttir family posts a lot of family photos of vacations or festivals or just enjoying a good family time. Both Lovísa and Ólafur love their daughters. However, Ólafur, in particular, loves to sing with his daughter.
His daughter (most likely Helka) can sing a song after she has listened to it only twice. And of course, Ólafur also loves to sing. Also, during an interview, he mentioned that his favorite room in his house is his daughter’s.
The Ólafsson-Gunnarsdóttir family lives in an apartment in Iceland. But they also have a summer house that belongs to Ólafur’s parents.
Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir Age
We do not have the exact age of Lovísa’s. However, there was a 2020 article on the Rosendal Teater website calling for performers for Lovísa’s performance “When the Bleeding Stops”. According to the article, Lovísa was in her early 40s. Meaning, Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir’s age in 2020 was in the early 40s.
Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir Job
Coming to her jobs and profession, Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir is a dancer and choreographer. She has danced all her life. She started dancing at the age of four when she used to give “daily dance performances in her living room”. In her professional life, she has worked as a member of the Iceland Dance Company (IDC).
IDC is Iceland’s national touring dance company and is based in Reykjavik City Theatre in Reykjavik. IDC not only tours all over Iceland but also around different parts of the world. And as a part of IDC, Lovísa has traveled to different parts of the world.
Her relationship with dance changed a little bit in recent years (2018) when she suffered from an injury. Although she is not dancing like before, she has found other innovative ways to dance and use to body to convey stories.
Her most recent and probably the most popular work, When the Bleeding Stops, is the result of that change. When the Bleeding Stops is all about menopause. Lovísa started to be interested in menopause when she started to enter middle age herself.
You can watch one of the performances of the show on Vimeo here. The performance happened at the Iceland Academy of Arts.
According to her Facebook, Lovisa has worked in the past for Borgarleikhúsið.
Is Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir On IG, Facebook?
Yes, Lovisa is on both Instagram and Facebook. Her IG handle was @lovisaosk_. It was kept private and had only 423 followers. She was a little more popular on Facebook, where she had 1.7k friends.
Related FAQs
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Where Is Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir From?
Like Ólafur, Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir is also from Iceland. Although, Ólafur was born in Connecticut, United States. But he grew up largely in Iceland as his parents returned to Iceland when he was only four years of age.
Both Ólafur’s and Lovísa’s nationality is Icelandic.
We do not know more about her family before marriage, except that she is currently living with Ólafur in one of the houses her parents used to own.
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How Tall Is Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir?
Reportedly, Lovísa is 5 ft 7 inches tall. Ólafur, on the other hand, was a very tall guy and has a height of over 6 ft 4 inches.
