Helena Bergström
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Helena Bergström (born February 5, 1964 in Kortedala , Gothenburg ) is a Swedish actress and director .
Life
Helena is the daughter of the director Hans Bergström and the actress Kerstin Widgren . She is married to the English director Colin Nutley , with whom she has two children and who recently made most of her films.
Helena Bergström's acting career, who preferred to work with animals as a child, began in 1982 when she appeared in the television series “Time Out”. A year later she played in the satirical comedy series "Vidöppet". Helena Bergström attended the Theater Academy ( Teaterhögskolan ) in Stockholm until 1988 and then worked at the Royal Dramatic Theater ( Dramaten ) and at the Stockholm City Theater .
Helena Bergström achieved greater fame in Sweden in 1989 through her roles in the films "1939" and "Kvinnorna på taket" (Women on the Roof). She also discovered Colin Nutley on a poster for the latter film, who hired her for the female lead in the film "Blackjack" (1990). In 1992, Helena Bergström played the role of Fanny on the side of Rikard Wolff in the film "Änglagård" ("Fannys Farm"). For this role, the readers of the Swedish daily Expressen voted her film personality of the year 1992.
For her starring roles in the films "Sista Dansen" and "Pariserhjulet" Helena Bergström was founded in 1993 with the Swedish Film Award Guldbagge as Best Actress Award.
On stage, Helena Bergström played roles in Luigi Pirandello's “Six People Are Looking for an Author”, in “Piaf” and in William Shakespeare's “ Hamlet ”.
In 2012 she hosted Melodifestivalen .
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: Time Out (miniseries)
- 1983: Vidöppet (TV series)
- 1988: Friends
- 1989: Husbonden - piraten på Sandön (TV movie)
- 1989: 1939
- 1989: Women on the Roof (Kvinnorna på taket)
- 1990: Blackjack
- 1992: Fannys Farm (Änglagård)
- 1993: Pariserhjulet
- 1993: The Last Dance (Sista dansen)
- 1994: Änglagård - andra sommaren
- 1996: The Trail of the Hunters (Jägarna)
- 1996: now or never! (Sånt är livet)
- 1998: Still Crazy
- 1998: happiness comes tomorrow (Under solen)
- 2000: Gossip
- 2000: Livet är en schlager
- 2001: Deadline - Terror in Stockholm (Sprängaren)
- 2003: Paradiset
- 2004: The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
- 2006: Swedish for advanced learners (Heartbreak Hotel)
- 2015: A nice present (En underbar jävla jul) - also director and script
- 2016: Springflut ( Springfloden , TV series)
swell
- ↑ http://www.luebeck.de/filmtage/03/program/filme/83.html
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Helena Bergström in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Helena Bergström in the German dubbing file
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bergström, Helena |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th February 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kortedala , Gothenburg , Sweden |