Björk
Acting
Born: November 21, 1965 (age 60) · Reykjavík, Iceland
Highest Rated
Biography
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
The Northman
2022
Dancer in the Dark
2000
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
The Sparks Brothers
2021
The Juniper Tree
1990
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
The Oscars
1953
Out of Thin Air
2017
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2003
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
2003
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
2003
Drawing Restraint 9
2006
Photos (5)
Movies (14)
The Northman
Seeress
Dancer in the Dark
Selma Jezkova
Prêt-à-Porter
Model
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
New Life
Singer (as Björk)
The Juniper Tree
Margit
Anna and the Moods
Anna (voice)
Fungi: The Web of Life
Narrator (voice)
Black Lake
2015
Björk Orkestral
2021
Björk: Vespertine Live at Orchard Hall
2001
Björk: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996
Drawing Restraint 9
Occidental Guest
Broken Glass
Maria
TV Shows (3)
Self / Appearances (75)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Top of the Pops
Self - Host · 1 eps
Top of the Pops
Self · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Click
Self · 1 eps
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self · 1 eps
TFI Friday
Self · 1 eps
Victoires de la musique
Self · 1 eps
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
MTV Unplugged
Self · 1 eps
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · 1 eps
The BRIT Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Nineties
Self · 1 eps
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Björk: Volumen
Self
The Sparks Brothers
Self (voice)
Björk: Minuscule
Self
Can Creativity Save the World?
Self (archive footage)
Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
Self
Björk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavík
Self
Coachella
Self
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Self
Arakimentari
Self
Björk: Voltaïc
Self
Björk: MTV Unplugged
Self
Why Are We Creative?
Self
Björk: Volumen Plus
Self
Out of Thin Air
Self (archive footage)
Björk Orchestral II
Self
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Self
Monk in Pieces
Self
Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós
Self
Björk: Biophilia Live
Self
Björk: Cornucopia
Self
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
Self
Free Tibet
Self
When Björk Met Attenborough
Self
Björk Orchestral
Self
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Self
La Machine Mode
Self
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Self
Sleepless Nights Stories
Self
Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary
Self
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Self
Björk: Cambridge 1998
Self
Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003
Self
Sugar Cubes - The DVD
Self
Bravo Profiles: Björk
Self
Björk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-2003
self
Screaming Masterpiece
Self
Björk: Live at Riverside Church
Self
YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
Self (archive footage)
808 State: Opti Buk
Self
Inside Björk
Self
Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure
Self
The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor
Self
Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live
Self - vocals
Björk Orkestral IV
Self
Björk: Vessel 1994
Self
Björk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997
Self
Björk: Later with Jools Holland
Self
Björk - Vulnicura Live
Self
Björk Orkestral III
Self
Matthew Barney: No Restraint
Self
The Medúlla Videos
Self
The Best of Me
Self
Björk: MTV Live 1998
Self
Rock in Reykjavik
Self
The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
Self
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
Self
The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)
Self
Björk: Later 1995-2011
Self
Directing (1)
Writing (3)
Other Crew (23)
Dancer in the Dark
Music Producer
Dancer in the Dark
Original Music Composer
Dancer in the Dark
Music Arranger
Dancer in the Dark
Musician
Dancer in the Dark
Songs
Moomins and the Comet Chase
Songs
Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
Songs
Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
Music
The Day Iceland Stood Still
Songs
Björk: Voltaïc
Songs
Black Lake
Music
Björk: Biophilia Live
Songs
Björk: Cornucopia
Musician
Björk: Cornucopia
Songs
Björk: Cornucopia
Sound Director
Björk: Cornucopia
Visual Effects Director
Björk: Cornucopia
Music
Björk: Cornucopia
Music Arranger
Hollow
Music
Fear
Additional Dialogue
Drawing Restraint 9
Original Music Composer
SSL-25 (Special Squad Laugarnesvegur 25)
Music
Heartbeat
Music