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Anita Briem

Anita Briem
Anita Briem was born on the 29th 1982 in Iceland. She is fluent in english, and has a working fluency in german and danish. Her parents are drummer Gunnlaugur Briem of Mezzoforte and back up vocalist Erna Þórarinsdóttir.
Anita began her acting career at age nine years at The National Theatre of Iceland, then decided that she wanted to be a full time actress, when she was sixteen.
In 2004, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Anita's special interests are travelling, encountering different cultures, reading, going to the theatre and spending time with her family.
Early roles for Anita include an appearance in the daytime soap called Doctors as Anneka Marsh, in Doctor Who - The Christmas Invasion as Sally Jacobs, and in the film The Nun as Eva along with Belen Blanco and Oriana Bonet.
Other roles include that of Emily Stevens in the series called The Evidence and in Cold Trail as Elin.
Anita's main breakthrough role came in the hit drama series of The Tudors as Jane Seymour opposite Natalie Dormer, Sam Neill and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. This series is listed on Lovefilm as Tudors, The - Series 2 on DVD, if any one is interested in renting it out.
Anita then went to star in the film called Journey to the Centre of the Earth as Hannah Ásgeirsson their local guide alongside Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Giancarlo Caltabiano.
This film is also known as Journey to the Centre of the Earth on DVD and Journey to the Centre of the Earth - BLU-RAY Version.
She also stars in The Storyteller as Nicole and in Dylan Dog - Dead Of Night as Elizabeth with Kurt Angle, Sam Huntington and Brandon Routh .
Anita has starred in Everything Will Happen Before You Die as Karen with Nick Stahl, Bret Roberts and Brian McGuire and in Elevator as Celine.






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Anita Briem - what members say


  • Journey to the Centre of the Earth
  • Journey to the Centre of the Earth review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor
    Rated - 5.0 stars superb.......................... 24 June 2008
    ...of the Earth - 3-D' stars Brendan Fraser as Trevor, Josh Hutcherson as Sean and Anita Briem as Hannah, and is an adaptation of the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth...   Read customer review

Anita Briem - filmography


  • Elevator (2011)
    Starring: Christopher Backus,  Anita Briem,  John Getz
    Director: Stig Svendsen
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Racism and corporate greed are the themes that are experienced when nine strangers become trapped in an elevator on Wall Street in this thriller directed by Stig Svendsen.
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
    Due for release on 3rd September 2012
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  • Dead Of Night - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Brandon Routh,  Peter Stormare,  Taye Diggs
    Director: Kevin Munroe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In New Orleans, only one man stands between the living and the dead. That man is Dylan Dog (Brandon Routh, Superman Returns, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World), a private investigator who has recently left behind his role as a mediator between the human world and the creatures of the night. He and his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 12 members
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  • Dead Of Night (2010)
    Starring: Brandon Routh,  Peter Stormare,  Taye Diggs
    Director: Kevin Munroe
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In New Orleans, only one man stands between the living and the dead. That man is Dylan Dog (Brandon Routh, Superman Returns, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World), a private investigator who has recently left behind his role as a mediator between the human world and the creatures of the night. He and his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 19 members
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  • The Nun on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Belen Blanco,  Oriana Bonet,  Anita Briem
    Director: Luis de la Madrid
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In 1988 six girls in a Catholic boarding school in Barcelona killed Sister Ursula in order to save one of their own. Now, eighteen years later the vengeful spirit has returned and is determined to wreak her revenge on all involved.
    2 stars out of 5 42% from 173 members
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Anita Briem facts

5 most recent films

Elevator - 3 stars
Dead Of Night - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Dead Of Night - 3.0 stars
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 3D - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Journey to the Centre of the Earth - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Journey to the Centre of the Earth - 3.0 stars
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 3D - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Nun - 2.0 stars
Dead Of Night - 3.0 stars
Dead Of Night - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Elevator - 3 stars
Dead Of Night - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Dead Of Night - 3.0 stars
The Nun - 2.0 stars
Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 3D - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Taye Diggs - 2 times - show films
Courtney Shay Young - 2 times - show films
Randal Reeder - 2 times - show films
Sam Huntington - 2 times - show films
Ashlynn Ross - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Kevin Munroe - 3 times - show films
Eric Brevig - 2 times - show films
Stig Svendsen - 1 times - show films
Luis de la Madrid - 1 times - show films