
Helena Bergström
Helena Bergström (born 5 February 1964 in Kortedala, Gothenburg) is a Swedish actress.
The granddaughter of legendary Swedish actor Olof Widgren and the daughter of Hans Bergström (director) and Kerstin Widgren (actress). Bergström is married to Colin Nutley and is known for playing the female lead in many of his films. Being one of Sweden’s most highly acclaimed stage actresses she has played the lead part in plays like ”Miss Julie”, ”Twelfth Night”, ”Pygmalion”, ”Piaf”, "A Dolls House", the part of Hamlet in “Hamlet”, “Medea” and Blanche in “A Streetcar Named Desire”. In the autumn of 2008 she will play the part of Sally Bowles in Stockholm City Theatre’s production of “Cabaret”.
Despite being born into a theatrical family, Bergström's childhood dream was to work with animals. Aged 15, she travelled to Mississippi in the US as an exchange student and lived there for a year. During this time, she became fascinated with the theatre and decided that the stage was her calling. Back in Sweden, she won a part in a TV series but failed in her first attempt to achieve a place at stage school. Thanks to tuition from Margreth Weivers, she succeeded on her third attempt in 1985.
On graduating from the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in 1988, she worked at both the Dramaten Theatre and the Stockholm City Theatre. Her breakthrough came with the film 1939 in 1989. Colin Nutley spotted her on a poster for the film "Women on the roof" Kvinnorna på taket (1989) and gave her the leading role in his film Blackjack (1990). She was also the obvious choice for his film Änglagård (1992) as well as its sequel ”House of Angels – the Second Summer”. In 1998 she played the part of Astrid in the English production ”Still Crazy” which was to be followed by Colin Nutley’s Oscar-nominated ”Under the Sun” - a film that also received the Special Jury Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival "for the quality of its acting".
Winner of several awards including Best Actress at the Swedish Film Awards, the Montreal Film Festival and the 1995 Istanbul Film Festival for her performance in Nutley’s ”The Last Dance”.
In 2007 she made her directorial debut with “Mind the Gap” (Se upp för dårarna).
Has two children, a son and a daughter, with Nutley.
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Credits
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The Pirate Bay 2024Monique Wadsted★ 6.6
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Self★ NR
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Codename: Annika 2023Agatha Torstensson★ 6.2
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Grace Öhrn★ 4.5
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Matilda Jansson★ NR
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Fröken Jansson★ 8
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The Cake General 2018Dyr-Gunilla★ 6.2
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Herself★ 10
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Missing 2017Maja Silver★ 7
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Springfloden 2016Linn Magnusson★ 7.1
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A Holy Mess 2015Carina★ 5.1
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The Fourth Man 2014Stein★ 6.8
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Medicine 2014Johanna★ 5
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Somewhere Else 2011Annell★ 5
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Tack för musiken 2011Self★ NR
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Fanny Zander★ 4.3
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Herself★ 10
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Ernst-Hugo 2008Self★ 8
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Selma 2008Selma Lagerlöf★ 4
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Angel 2008Angelica “Angel” Holst★ 3.6
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Sweden's Got Talent 2007Jury member★ 8.5
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Heartbreak Hotel 2006Elisabeth Staf★ 4.9
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Self★ 7
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Doobidoo 2005Self★ 6.2
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Nancy Ackerman / Emily Bradley★ 5.6
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Paradiset 2003Annika Bengtzon★ 4.8
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Mrs Klein 2002Melitta Klein★ NR
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Deadline 2001Annika Bengtzon★ 4.5
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Se mig! 2001Self★ NR
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Self★ NR
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Gossip 2000Stella Lindberg★ 3.2
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Once in a Lifetime 2000Mona Berglund★ 4.4
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Under the Sun 1998Ellen Lind★ 5.8
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Still Crazy 1998Astrid Simms★ 6.7
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Så ska det låta 1997Self★ 5.6
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Such Is Life 1996Tin-Tin Matsson★ 4.1
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The Hunters 1996Anna Sivertsson★ 6.4
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Fanny Zander★ 4.2
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The Last Dance 1993Tove Särlefalk★ 4.8
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Pariserhjulet 1993Kickan★ 4.7
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House of Angels 1992Fanny Zander★ 5.8
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BlackJack 1990Ingrid Forsberg★ 5.3
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1939 1989Berit★ 4.7
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Husbonden 1989Dora★ 4.5
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Anna★ 4.4
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Ängel 1989Åsa★ 6
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VD 1988Anna★ 6.2
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Friends 1987Bonnie★ 6.7
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The Guldbagge Awards 1981Self - Best Actress winner★ 5.5
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Melodifestivalen 1959Self★ 4.4