{"id":2243763,"date":"2026-01-21T13:18:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2243763"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:18:43","slug":"vigdis-co-scribes-on-staying-true-to-icelands-iconic-former-president-while-killing-their-darlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/vigdis-co-scribes-on-staying-true-to-icelands-iconic-former-president-while-killing-their-darlings\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Vigd\u00eds\u2019 Co-Scribes on Staying True to Iceland\u2019s Iconic Former President While Killing Their Darlings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">One of five TV shows battling for G\u00f6teborg\u2019s coveted Nordic Series Script Award, Iceland\u2019s four-parter \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt31030968\/\">Vigd\u00eds<\/a>,\u201d brings to global screens the inspiring true story of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2522340\/\">Vigd\u00eds Finnbogad\u00f3ttir<\/a> who made history in 1980, not only as the small Nordic nation\u2019s first female president but also as the world\u2019s first democratically elected female head of state.<\/p>\n<p>Under the pen of producer-turned writer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm9645777\/\">\u00c1g\u00fasta M. \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm10576484\/\">Bj\u00f6rg Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttir<\/a> (\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt10087640\/\">The Minister<\/a>\u201d), the series focuses on Vigd\u00eds\u2019 formative years from a teenager in the late 1940s, her studies in France and experience as head of the Reykjav\u00edk Theatre Company up until&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of five TV shows battling for G\u00f6teborg\u2019s coveted Nordic Series Script Award, Iceland\u2019s four-parter \u201cVigd\u00eds,\u201d brings to global screens the inspiring true story of Vigd\u00eds Finnbogad\u00f3ttir who made history in 1980, not only as the small Nordic nation\u2019s first female president but also as the world\u2019s first democratically elected female head of state. 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