Hera Hilmar

Hera Hilmar

ActressProduction DepartmentArt Department
Born
December 27, 1988
Awards
4 wins, 6 nominations

Hera Hilmar is an Icelandic actress. She is mostly known, outside of Iceland, for her role as Vanessa in the television series Da Vinci's Demons (2013) (2013-2015), as Varya in Anna Karenina (2012), as Eik in the Icelandic film Life in a Fishbowl (2014), and as Lillie in The Ottoman Lieutenant…

Biography

Hera Hilmar is an Icelandic actress. She is mostly known, outside of Iceland, for her role as Vanessa in the television series Da Vinci's Demons (2013) (2013-2015), as Varya in Anna Karenina (2012), as Eik in the Icelandic film Life in a Fishbowl (2014), and as Lillie in The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017). She was nominated for an Edda in 2007 for her role in The Quiet Storm (2007). She won the Edda Award for Actress of the Year in 2015 for Vonarstræti (2014) and in 2017 for Eiðurinn (2016). She is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Art. She is the daughter of actress Thórey Sigthórsdóttir and film director Hilmar Oddsson.

Actress

The New Year's LampoonThe New Year's Lampoon(1966)
TurbulenceTurbulence(2025)as Emmy
Reykjavík FusionReykjavík Fusion(2025)as Marý
HangashoreHangashore(2025)as Vera
Driving MumDriving Mum(2022)as Bergdís

Art Department

The Good HeartThe Good Heart(2009)

Production Department

UndercurrentUndercurrent(2010)
The Good HeartThe Good Heart(2009)

Soundtrack

Life in a FishbowlLife in a Fishbowl(2014)

Self

The 2019 European Film AwardsThe 2019 European Film Awards(2019)as Self - Presenter
Made in HollywoodMade in Hollywood(2005)as Self
IMDb on the Scene - InterviewsIMDb on the Scene - Interviews(2017)as Self - Guest
Interdependence Film 2019Interdependence Film 2019(2019)
Red Carpet ReportRed Carpet Report(2009)as Self

Known for

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Jason Momoa and Hera Hilmar in Watch Out for Wolves (2022)Hera Hilmar and Baltasar Kormakur in The OathTom Mison and Hera Hilmar in Heavy Hangs the Head (2022)Hera Hilmar as Hester Shaw in Mortal Engines Hera Hilmar in Heavy Hangs the Head (2022)Hera Hilmar and Jeremy Irvine in Turbulence (2025)

Credit Score: Hera Hilmar

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1See6.5020197.601110749
2Da Vinci's Demons4.0020137.92481337
3A Letter from Helga3.2520226.300243
4Mortal Engines3.2520186.100153097
5An Ordinary Man3.0920185.7003749
6Anna Karenina2.0020126.614112265
7The Ottoman Lieutenant1.3020176.40027202
8The Fifth Estate1.0020136.20044074