- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 21, 1965
- Place of Birth
- Reykjavík, Iceland
Björk
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 (202…
Filmography
movieMonk in Pieces
2025 · Self
movieBjörk: Cornucopia
2025 · Self, Songs, Musician, Sound Director, Visual Effects Director, Writer, Music Arranger
movieThe Best of Me
2025 · Self
movieThe Day Iceland Stood Still
2025 · Songs
movieCan Creativity Save the World?
2024 · Self
movieFungi: The Web of Life
2023 · Narrator (voice)
movieHollow
2022 · Music
movieThe Northman
2022 · Seeress
movieBjörk Orkestral IV
2021 · Self
movieBjörk Orkestral
2021
movieBjörk Orkestral III
2021 · Self
movieBjörk Orchestral II
2021 · Self
movieBjörk Orchestral
2021 · Self
movieThe Sparks Brothers
2021 · Self (voice)
movieWhy Are We Creative?
2018 · Self
movieFear
2018 · Additional Dialogue
tvThe Nineties
2017 · Self
movieOut of Thin Air
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieBjörk - Vulnicura Live
2016 · Self
movieBlack Lake
2015 · , Writer, Music
movieBjörk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary
2015 · Self
movieBjörk: Biophilia Live
2014 · Self
movieWhen Björk Met Attenborough
2013 · Self
movieBjörk: Later 1995-2011
2012 · Self
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · (archive footage)
movieSleepless Nights Stories
2011 · Self
movieYouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
2011 · Self (archive footage)
movieMoomins and the Comet Chase
2010 · Songs
movieBjörk: Voltaïc
2009 · Self, Director, Songs
movieNáttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós
2008 · Self
movieThe Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
2008 · Self
movieAnna and the Moods
2007 · Anna (voice)
Kyrie Eleison
2007 · Songs
movieMatthew Barney: No Restraint
2006 · Self
movieCoachella
2006 · Self
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006 · Self
movieDrawing Restraint 9
2006 · Occidental Guest, Original Music Composer
movieThe Sugarcubes: Live Zabor
2006 · Self, Writer
tvThe Colbert Report
2005 · Self - Musical Guest
movieScreaming Masterpiece
2005 · Self
movieLooking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
2005 · Self
movieThe Medúlla Videos
2005 · Self
movieI've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2004 · Self
movieBjörk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure
2004 · Self
movieAthens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
2004 · Self
movieArakimentari
2004 · Self
movieSugar Cubes - The DVD
2004 · Self
movieThe Work of Director Michel Gondry
2003 · Self
movieThe Work of Director Chris Cunningham
2003 · Self
movieThe Work of Director Spike Jonze
2003 · Self
movieInside Björk
2003 · Self
movieBjörk: Later with Jools Holland
2003 · Self
movieBjörk: Volumen Plus
2002 · Self
movieBjörk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003
2002 · Self
movieBjörk: Minuscule
2002 · Self
movieBjörk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-2003
2002 · self
movieHeart of the Festival
2002 · Self (archive footage)
movieBjörk: MTV Unplugged & Live
2002 · Self - vocals
movie808 State: Opti Buk
2002 · Self
movieBjörk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
2001 · Self, Songs, Music
movieBjörk: Vespertine Live at Orchard Hall
2001
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest
movieBjörk: Live at Riverside Church
2001 · Self
movieHeartbeat
2001 · Music
movieVon Trier's 100 Eyes
2000 · Self
movieDancer in the Dark
2000 · Selma Jezkova, Music Producer, Original Music Composer, Musician, Music Arranger, Songs
tvClick
2000 · Self
movieBjörk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavík
1999 · Self
movieBjörk: Cambridge 1998
1998 · Self
movieBjörk: Volumen
1998 · Self
Sternstunde Kunst
1998 · Self
movieFree Tibet
1998 · Self
movieBjörk: MTV Live 1998
1998 · Self
movieBravo Profiles: Björk
1997 · Self
movieBjörk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997
1997 · Self
movieBjörk: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996
tvTFI Friday
1996 · Self
Anton
1996 · Songs
tvThe Frank Skinner Show
1995 · Self
moviePrêt-à-Porter
1994 · Model
movieBjörk: MTV Unplugged 1994
1994 · Self
movieBjörk: Vessel 1994
1994 · Self
tvSpace Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · Self
movieLa Machine Mode
1994 · Self
tvEurotrash
1993
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
movieThe Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)
1992 · Self
movieThe Juniper Tree
1990 · Margit
movieSSL-25 (Special Squad Laugarnesvegur 25)
1989 · Music
tvMTV Unplugged
1989 · Self
Flugþrá
1989 · Music
movieBroken Glass
1988 · Maria
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
1988
tvVictoires de la musique
1985 · Self
movieNew Life
1983 · Singer (as Björk)
movieRock in Reykjavik
1982 · Self
tvThe BRIT Awards
1977 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
tvTop of the Pops
1964 · Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self