Björk
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Björk Guðmundsdóttir is an Icelandic singer, composer and also actress born in Reykjavik, celebrated above all for an avant-garde musical career spanning electronic pop, trip hop and the experimental in albums such as 'Debut', 'Homogenic' and 'Vespertine'. Her most important foray into cinema came with Lars von Trier's 'Dancer in the Dark', where she played a factory worker who loses her sight; the role earned her the Best Actress award at Cannes and an Academy Award nomination for the song 'I've Seen It All'. Although she never made cinema her profession, the emotional rawness of that performance left an indelible mark. Her presence, as intense and bare as her music, turned that single great performance into an event.
Björk
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Björk Guðmundsdóttir is an Icelandic singer, composer and also actress born in Reykjavik, celebrated above all for an avant-garde musical career spanning electronic pop, trip hop and the experimental in albums such as 'Debut', 'Homogenic' and 'Vespertine'. Her most important foray into cinema came with Lars von Trier's 'Dancer in the Dark', where she played a factory worker who loses her sight; the role earned her the Best Actress award at Cannes and an Academy Award nomination for the song 'I've Seen It All'. Although she never made cinema her profession, the emotional rawness of that performance left an indelible mark. Her presence, as intense and bare as her music, turned that single great performance into an event.
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Monk in Pieces
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The Northman
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2022
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Björk Orkestral IV
Self
2021
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Björk Orkestral III
Self
2021
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Björk Orchestral II
Self
2021
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Björk Orchestral
Self
2021
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Björk - Vulnicura Live
Self
2016
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Björk: Later 1995-2011
Self
2012
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Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós
Self
2008
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Anna and the Moods
Anna (voice)
2007
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How old is Björk and where are they from?
Björk is 60 years old, born on November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland.
What are the most famous roles of Björk?
Björk is best known for roles in The Northman, Dancer in the Dark, Prêt-à-Porter.
How many movies has Björk been in?
Over a 44-year career (since 1982), Björk has appeared in 6 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Björk's first movie?
The career of Björk began with Rock in Reykjavik (1982).
What is Björk's most recent movie or series?
Björk's most recent release is Monk in Pieces, which premiered on July 25, 2025.
Björk
1965-11-21 · Reykjavík, Iceland
Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer and actress. Over her four-decade career, she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on influences and genres including electronic, pop, jazz, experimental, trip hop, alternative, classical, and avant-garde music.
Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes. After the band's breakup in 1992, Björk embarked on a solo career, coming to prominence with albums such as Debut (1993), Post (1995), and Homogenic (1997), while collaborating with a range of artists and exploring a variety of multimedia projects. Her other albums include Vespertine (2001), Medúlla (2004), Volta (2007), Biophilia (2011), Vulnicura (2015), Utopia (2017) and Fossora (2022).
Several of Björk's albums have reached the top 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart. As of 2015, she had sold between 20 and 40 million records worldwide. 31 of her singles have reached the top 40 on pop charts around the world, with 22 top-40 hits in the UK, including the top-10 singles "It's Oh So Quiet", "Army of Me", and "Hyperballad" and the top-20 singles "Play Dead", "Big Time Sensuality", and "Violently Happy". Her accolades and awards include the Order of the Falcon, five BRIT Awards, and 15 Grammy nominations. In 2015, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Rolling Stone named her the 60th greatest singer and the 81st greatest songwriter.
Björk starred in the 2000 Lars von Trier film Dancer in the Dark, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I've Seen It All". Biophilia was marketed as an interactive app album with its own education program. Björk has also been an advocate for environmental causes in Iceland. A retrospective exhibition dedicated to Björk was held at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 2015.