Dóra Jóhannsdóttir is an Icelandic writer, director, producer, actor, improviser and speaker.
 

Creator and co-writer of the TV series „Húsó“ (e. „The School of Housewives“) under pseudonym „Hekla Hólm“. The series won The Icelandic Television Awards for Best Scripted TV Series and Best Script for 2024 and was nominated for the Nordic Series Script Award in 2025.

Dóra has acted in numerous theater, film, and television productions.

She has a BfA in Acting from The Academy of the Arts in Iceland and a MA in Creative Writing from The University of Iceland.

She studied improv and sketch-writing UCB NY and The Second City Chicago.

 

Dóra is the founder of Improv Iceland (est. 2015) Iceland´s first improv theater company.​ ​
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She was o-writer for the TV series "Stellu Blómkvist 2," nominated for the Edda awards (The Icelandic Film Academy Awards).​

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She´s served as headwriter of  Iceland´s most popular TV show Áramótaskaupið in 2017 og 2019 and directed the show in 2022.

 
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Dóra has held over 100 lectures on creativity, well-being, and the principles of improv in life and work.

 

In 2023 she founded Djók Productions.