Actor · Director · Writer · Teacher

María
Ellingsen

Actor, director, writer and teacher with a distinguished career on stage, television and film, in Iceland and abroad.

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Actor

„It is important to use the role as a trampoline, an opportunity to explore and play with what lies behind our masks. Creation, especially in acting, rests on boundless sincerity and discipline at the same time.“Jerzy Grotowski
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Writer

María was a bookworm from childhood, and the world of words became dear to her early on. When she graduated from secondary school at eighteen – a little too young to go abroad alone to study acting …

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„Step into your strength and make an impact“

  • Presence and public speaking
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  • Private coaching
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  • Talks and short workshops
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