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Who is Heida Reed?
A former model and actress with nearly 20 acting credits to her name, Heida Reed caught the eye of the audience portraying Elizabeth in the series “Poldark”. Besides this role, she’s perhaps known best for starring in the crime drama series “Stella Blómkvist”, which also earned her nominations for the Edda Award, Iceland – Actress of the Year, and C21’s International Drama Award for Best Female Performance in a Drama Series.
To learn more about this aspiring actress, her life, and her career, let us tell you the naked truth about Heida Reed.
Early life, family, and education
Born Heiða Rún Sigurðardóttir under the zodiac sign of Gemini on 22 May 1988, she recently celebrated her 35th birthday. A native of Reykjavik, Iceland, she holds Icelandic nationality, and her ethnicity is White. Heida was raised by her parents, whose names she hasn’t shared, but it’s known that her mother is a dental hygienist and that her father is a music teacher. She has two siblings, whose names she also hasn’t shared, as she respects their privacy.
Heida grew up in Breiðholt, a district of Reykjavik, where she attended a local high school, and upon matriculating in 2006 aged 18, after being recruited by an Icelandic modeling agency, Heida moved to Mumbai, India where she worked as a model for two years. Heida then moved to London, England, where she enrolled at Drama Center to study drama, graduating with a BA degree in 2010.
Roles in movies
Heida made her acting debut playing Ingrid in the 2011 movie “One Day”. In the following year, Heida was cast to play Celeste in the action horror “True Bloodthirst”, which was her first lead role, starring opposite Andrew Lee Potts and Claudia Bassols. She followed with her role as Isabelle in the 2013 short movie “Eternal Return”, also starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, which won the Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival Awards for Best Director, and Best Narrative Short.
Heide then focused on her TV series roles, and didn’t return to the big screen until almost a decade later, playing Naja in the 2022 historical drama “Against the Ice”, which followed the story of two Danish explorers fighting for their lives after being left behind in Greenland.
Later that year, Heida was seen as Rita in the science-fiction thriller “Blank”, also starring Rachel Shelley and Wayne Brady, which earned Heida nominations for the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress in a feature film, and GenreBlast Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress – Feature Film.
Most recently, she was seen in another movie from 2022, entitled “Summerlight…and Then Comes the Night”, based on the novel of the same title by Jon Kalman Stegansson, which won the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Valhalla Award for Best Nordic Film.
Roles in series
Heida made her first TV series appearance as Carmen in two episodes of “DCI Banks” in 2012. In the following year, she was cast to play Adele in the TV mini-series “Jo”, starring Jean Reno, a mystery crime-drama which followed the story of a veteran detective, Jo Saint-Clair, who solves the most challenging cases.
Heida followed with her roles in “Silent Witness” and “The Cliff” in 2014 before she was cast to play her breakthrough role as Elizabeth Warleggan in the series “Poldark”. From 2015 through 2019, she was seen in 38 episodes of this romantic drama, starring Aidan Turner, which followed the story of Ross Poldark who returned home after the American Revolutionary War and now tries to rebuild his life. The show had 33 award nominations and six wins, including the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Original Music.
Concurrently, she played the title role in “Stella Blómkvist”, between 2017 and 2021, and was seen as Professor Peabody in the series “Dan Dare”, from 2018 through 2020. Next, Heida was cast to play Special Agent Jamie Kellet in the crime drama “FBI: International”, appearing in 43 episodes between 2021 and 2023, , starring opposite Luke Kleintank and Carter Redwood. The show follows the story of elite Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents traveling the world with the mission to protect every American wherever they may be. Although the series had no nominations, it was well accepted by the audience, and Heida’s fans can’t wait to see her in the announced fourth season of the show.
Love life and fiancée
Like many of her fellow actresses, Heida has been the subject of various rumors concerning her love life, however, the rumors stopped after she announced her engagement, In 2017, Heida shared lovely news with her fans through her social media accounts, postingd a photo on her Instagram featuring herself and Sam Ritzenberg, with the caption saying that he’s her fiancée.
Samuel Lee ‘Sam’ Ritzenberg was born under the zodiac sign of Aries on 27 March 1986, in Marin County, California USA. He’s a BAFTA-nominated film producer, known for his work on “Femme”, “Jim & Helen Forever”, and “My Brother Steven”.
The couple have been dating for years, although they haven’t shared how and when they met. After they become engaged, Heida moved with Sam into a Los Angeles apartment, and shared with her fans how much she enjoys the sun in California.
Appearance- What’s her trademark?
Her bright, white skin, reminiscent of noble ladies of the past, and big red lips are trademarks of this actress, who is regarded as one of the most beautiful TV and movie faces by her fans. Heida has long, brown hair and hazel eyes, is 5ft 7ins (1.7m) tall and weighs around 125lbs (58kgs), with vital statistics of 34-24-35.
Net worth
Many critics believe that Heida is just at the beginning of her great acting career. This talented and versatile actress has shown that she can play various characters, from gentle ladies to brave crime catchers, and thanks to her work, has earned a good living for herself. According to sources, as of July 2023, her net worth has been estimated at over $1 million.
