Helena Mattsson

Helena Mattsson

Mattsson as Worlinda Westite in an early Stockholm Mae West show, 2001
Born Helena Christina Mattsson
30 March 1984
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation Actress
Years active 2004–present
Mattsson (left) as "Betty-Sue" in Wild Side Story in Stockholm in 2002

Helena Mattsson (born 30 March 1984) is a Swedish actress living and working in Hollywood.

Mattsson was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, had roles early on in Wild Side Story and other cabarets there, and moved at a young age to London, England, to attend theatre school.

When she was 19 years old she moved to Hollywood where she has since stayed.[1] Her first role was in a short-lived TV series called Sweden, Ohio in 2004.[2]

In 2007 she starred in Species: The Awakening,[3] where she portrayed Miranda, a blonde alien woman and has been cast in the film You and I.[4] Mattsson also appeared in the music video of Primal Scream's "Country Girl" in 2006.[5] She appeared in the Touchstone Pictures film Surrogates and also in three episodes of the ABC series Desperate Housewives as Irina and in three episodes of Nikita as Cassandra Ovechkin. She played Alexis Blume in the TV series 666 Park Avenue.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

  1. Niklasson, Ylva (2007-06-21). "Män hotade med pistoler" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
  2. Borjesson, Robert (30 September 2012). "Helena Mattsson" (in Swedish). Cafe. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. Sundholm, Magnus (2006-09-25). "Får huvudroll i Hollywoodfilm" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
  4. Dawtrey, Adam (2007-06-06). "Mischa Barton to star in Joffe's 't.A.T.u.'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
  5. Hammarlund, Pontus (2006-07-10). "Svenska Helena röjer i Primal Scream-video" (in Swedish). Metro. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  6. "'Two and a Half Men' Damn You, Eggs Benedict (TV episode 2008)". IMDb. Retrieved July 17, 2012.

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