- published: 07 Jul 2008
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Anita Briem (born 29 May 1982) is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her role as Jane Seymour on The Tudors and her role as Hanna in Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Briem was born in Reykjavik and is the daughter of drummer Gunnlaugur Briem of Mezzoforte and back-up vocalist Erna Þórarinsdóttir. She started acting when she was nine at the National Theatre of Iceland. She moved to England at the age of sixteen and in 2004, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London having received the John Barton award in Stage Fighting. As a child she studied hand-to-hand combat and is trained in a variety of weaponry including the broadsword.
She is married to director/actor Dean Paraskevopoulos.
She has appeared on The Tudors in which she portrayed King Henry VIII's third queen Jane Seymour (she appeared only in Season Two, replaced by English actress Annabelle Wallis in Season Three-when Briem quit the role at the end of the second season). She has also appeared in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008). Recently, she finished shooting the suspense thriller Elevator, in which she plays a woman trapped in a New York elevator with a group of strangers, one of whom has a bomb. That film, written and produced by Marc Rosenberg and directed by Stig Svendsen, is expected to be released in 2012.
Anita Briem interview for Journey to the Center of the Earth
"Elevator" (2011) Anita Briem
Anita Briem greets fans at ArcLight in Hollywood
Anita Briem at Voyeur in West Hollyood
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Anita Briem at REAL STEEL Los Angeles Premiere Arrivals
ANITA BRIEM at 2009 Rising Stars Gala October 30
Queen Jane Seymour ( Anita Briem & Annabelle Wallis)
Anita Briem talks Journey to the Center of the Earth - JoBlo.com
Anita briem With her fans
[SDCC '09] Interview: Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, Anita Briem - Dylan Dog 'Dead of Night'
Anita Briem - C'est si bon
Anita Briem - Gone Bad (Lyrics In Description)