Helena Bergström(I)
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Although born in an acting family, she wanted work that included
animals when she was young. At the age of 5, she was in a production of
the play 'Klas Klättermus'. When she was a 15 she received a
scholarship for studying in USA and moved to Mississippi for a year.
During this year she became interested in acting and decided that this
was her future. Back in Sweden, she got a role in a TV-series but her
first application to become a student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre was
rejected. Acting lessons for 'Margreth Weivers' made the third attempt
successful. After her studies she worked both at the Royal Dramatic
Theatre and Stockholm's City Theatre. She made her breakthrough with
1939 (1989). Colin Nutley saw her face on a poster for Les femmes sur le toit (1989) and cast her for
his movie BlackJack (1990). She was also the obvious choice for his next movie,
Bel été pour Fanny (1992). Critics have called her 'the new Ingrid Bergman'
