Helga Vala Helgadóttir

Helga Vala Helgadóttir (born 14 March 1972 in Reykjavik) is an Icelandic lawyer, former member of the Althing, and an actress. She was a member of the Althing, elected in the 2017 Icelandic parliamentary election for the Reykjavík North constituency, but resigned in September 2023 to become a lawyer again.

She was educated at Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð and then in 1998 trained in acting at the Icelandic Academy of the Performing Arts. She later gained a BA in 2009 and a master's degree in law from Reykjavík University in 2011. In 2011 she also received her lawyer's license and from 2011 to 2017, she operated her own law firm. Provided by Wikipedia