Heiða Rún Sigurðardóttir known by her stage name Heida Reed, is an Icelandic actress and model. She is known for playing parts in One Day, Jo (2013), Silent Witness (2014) and the BBC drama Poldark.
Years active: 2008–present
Born age: 22 May 1988, 36 years old and 6 months, Breiðholt,,Reykjavík, Iceland
Sun Sign: Gemini
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Green
Height: 5’7″ – 1.70m
Measurements: 34-24-35 in – 86-61-89 cm
Bra size: 34B US – 75B EU
Heida Reed in FBI: INTERNATIONAL (2021-)
Heida Reed in FBI: INTERNATIONAL (2021-)
Heida Reed in FBI: INTERNATIONAL (2021-)
Heida Reed in FBI: INTERNATIONAL (2021-)
Heida Reed in STELLA BLOMKVIST (2017)
Heida Reed in STELLA BLOMKVIST (2017)
Heida Reed in STELLA BLOMKVIST (2017)
Heida Reed in STELLA BLOMKVIST (2017)
Heida Reed in STELLA BLOMKVIST (2017)
Heida Reed in STELLA BLOMKVIST (2017)
Heida Reed in STELLA BLOMKVIST (2017)
Heida Reed in STELLA BLOMKVIST (2017)
Heida Reed in STELLA BLOMKVIST (2017)
actress Heida Reed
Early and personal life
Siblings: She has one younger sister and an older brother.
Reed, the middle of three children of a music teacher father and a dental hygienist mother. Aged 18, she was recruited by an Icelandic modeling agency, and moved to Mumbai to work as a model in India for two years. When she was 19/20, she settled in London, where she studied drama at Drama Centre London, graduating in 2010.
As of July 2017, Reed announced through social media that she is engaged to her boyfriend, America-based producer Sam Ritzenberg.
Acting career
Reed’s first performance was in 2009 in an Edinburgh Fringe production of Camus‘s Cross Purpose. A reviewer for the Edinburgh Guide considered it “expertly acted and finely paced.” In April 2015, Reed co-starred in the world premiere of a new play, Scarlet, by Sam H Freeman at Southwark Playhouse exploring slut-shaming and cyberbullying and their emotional repercussions.
The same year, Reed was cast in a major role in the British historical TV drama Poldark, which was based on the novels of the same title, playing the part of Elizabeth. She appeared in all five seasons of the series.
In 2018, she appeared on the West End in Foxfinder with Iwan Rheon.
In 2021, Reed began portraying FBI Special Agent Jamie Kellett in CBS crime drama series FBI: International.
She played the part of Professor Jocelyn Peabody in the B7 Audio adaptations of some of the Dan Dare stories, which have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra a number of times, most recently in 2022.
Heida Reed Relationships
Sam Ritzenberg – Producer
Heida Reed Career Highlights
First Web Show: Nutritiously Nicola (2018)
First Film: One Day (2011)
First TV Show: DCI Banks (2012)
Heida Reed Interesting Facts
The pronunciation of her name Heida is Hey-da.
For her role in the Poldark series, Reed took harp and horse riding lessons.
At the beginning of her modeling career, she worked in India for about two years.
