Ylfa Edelstein was born and raised in Reykjavik, Iceland. Her
grandparents fled Nazi Germany in 1938, settling in Iceland after her
grandfather was offered a position as a cellist with the Icelandic
Symphony Orchestra. From an early age, Ylfa showed a proclivity for
performance, in ballet, theatre and music. Her first role came at the
age of 6 for Icelandic Television. She came to the United States, as a
teenager, to study Theatre and never looked back. She resides in New
York City.
