Elma Stefanía Ágústsdóttir was born and raised in a small town in southern Iceland. She graduated as an actor with a B.F.A. in Acting and Performance from the Department of Performing Arts, Iceland Academy of the Arts, in 2013. On graduation, she was immediately offered a contract with The National Theatre of Iceland. Since then she has acted in the films Borgriki 1 and 2, the TV drama Réttur, and for her roles in theater she has been nominated for three Gríma Theatre Awards in Iceland, in as many years. She lives in Reykjavik, and does theatre in Borgarleikhúsið, The City Theatre.