Sólveig Anspach

Sólveig Anspach

Born 12/08/1960
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland

Died 07/08/2015 (54 years old)
Drôme, France

Biography

Sólveig Anspach was born in 1960 in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, to an American father and an Icelandic mother. After graduating from La Fémis (1989 – first graduating class), she directed several documentaries. In 1998, she directed her first feature film Haut les coeurs ! for which Karin Viard won the Cesar Award for Best Actress. Her American-Icelandic origins shine through in all of her films. Sólveig Anspach passed away on August 7th, 2015.

Festival de Cannes

Screenwriter

Director

Actress