Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir (born 30 August 1958) is an Icelandic actress and author.
Sigrún was born in Reykjavík, Iceland to parents Guðrún Ásmundsdóttir, actress and Björn Björnsson, flight mechanic.
She has played roles including Pippi Longstocking to Ophelia in Hamlet.
[2] Sigrún has two children and is married to set designer Axel Hallkell Jóhannesson.
The book is about a young troll girl Bóla and her friend Hnútur on their adventures from their home in Þingvellir to a 17 June (Iceland's Independence Day) celebration in Reykjavík.