Dóra Jó
Writer / director / actor / speaker/ producer
Dóra co-wrote and directed the annual satirical comedy sketch TV show “Áramótaskaupið" in 2022 and was head-writer of show in 2017 and 2019. The show won the Icelandic Film Academy Awards (Eddan) for best comedy show . ("Áramótaskaupið" is a one hour-long annual satirical-sketch comedy TV special, watched by over 90% of Iceland’s population every New Year's Eve since 1966, broadcast on RÚV, the national public broadcaster).
She co-wrote "Stella Blómkvist 2," nominated for the Edda awards for best script in 2022. In 2017, Dora co-produced, co-wrote and co-directed an hour of comedy TV content for Red Nose Day in support of UNICEF.
Her directorial work for theater includes "The Flick" by Annie Baker at The Reykjavík City Theater in 2017.
Dora is the founder of Iceland´s first improvisational theater company Improv Iceland (est. 2015).
She has delivered talks for over 100 companies and organizations in the recent years, most recently at The Wellness Economic Forum in Reykjavik. In these sessions, Dóra shares how the principles of improv can be applied to enhance wellbeing and provide valuable tools for collaboration, communication, and maximizing creativity in various settings.
Dora has performed as an actress in numerous stage productions, TV shows, advertisements and films.