Björk
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting93
movieFungi: The Web of Life
2023
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Northman
2022
Seeress
movieThe Sparks Brothers
2021
Self (voice)
movieOut of Thin Air
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
movieYouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieAnna and the Moods
2007
Anna (voice)
movieDrawing Restraint 9
2006
Occidental Guest
tvThe Colbert Report
2005
Self - Musical Guest
movieHeart of the Festival
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieBjörk: MTV Unplugged & Live
2002
Self - vocals
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest
movieDancer in the Dark
2000
Selma Jezkova
tvClick
2000
Self
tvTFI Friday
1996
Self
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Musical Guest
movieNew Life
1983
Singer (as Björk)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Musical Guest
tvTop of the Pops
1964
Self - Host / Self
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieHADES
Elowen
Sound14
movieBjörk: Cornucopia
2025
Musician, Songs, Sound Director, Music, Music Arranger
movieHollow
2022
Music
movieBlack Lake
2015
Music
movieDrawing Restraint 9
2006
Original Music Composer
movieHeartbeat
2001
Music
movieDancer in the Dark
2000
Music Producer, Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Musician, Songs
Anton
1996
Songs
Writing3
Crew1
movieFear
2018
Additional Dialogue
Directing1
movieBjörk: Voltaïc
2009
Director
Visual Effects1
movieBjörk: Cornucopia
2025
Visual Effects Director