Helena Bergström | |
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Born | Helena Kristina Bergström 5 February 1964 |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse | Colin Nutley |
Children | Molly, Timothy |
Parent(s) | Hans Bergström Kerstin Widgren |
Relatives | Olof Widgren (grandfather) |
Helena Kristina Bergström[needs IPA] (born 5 February 1964[1]) is a Swedish actress and Film director. From an acting family,[not verified in body] she began her career in 1982.[1]
Early and personal life
Bergström was born in Kortedala, Gothenburg,[1] the daughter of Hans Bergström (a director) and Kerstin Widgren (an actress). Her grandfather Olof Widgren was also an actor.[citation needed]
She is married to Colin Nutley, with whom she has two children, Molly and Timothy.[2] They originally met filming Blackjack. At the time Nutley was 20 years older than her and already married.[2] Her husband has directed Bergström in films involving sex scenes; she said he found this to be uncomfortable.[3]
Career
In 2008 she starred in a drama about Nobel Prize-winning author Selma Lagerlöf.[1]
Awards
At the 29th Guldbagge Awards she won the award for Best Actress for the films Sista dansen[4] and The Ferris Wheel.[5]
Filmography
- 1982 – Time Out (TV series)
- 1983 – Vidöppet (TV series)
- 1988 - Friends
- 1989 – Husbonden (TV series)
- 1989 – Kvinnorna på taket
- 1989 – 1939
- 1990 – Blackjack
- 1992 – Änglagård
- 1993 – Sista dansen
- 1994 – Änglagård – andra sommaren
- 1996 – The Hunters
- 1996 – Sånt är livet
- 1998 – Under solen
- 1998 – Still Crazy
- 2000 – Livet är en schlager
- 2001 – Sprängaren
- 2003 – Paradiset
- 2004 – The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
- 2006 – Heartbreak Hotel
- 2008 – Angel
- 2010 – Änglagård – tredje gången gillt
- 2011 – Någon annanstans i Sverige
References
- ^ a b c d "Helena, vem är Selma Lagerlöf för dig?". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 22 December 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Helena Bergström: "Det är inte lätt att skiljas"" (in Swedish). Expressen. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Helena Bergström om omtalade sexscenen" (in Swedish). Expressen. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Sista dansen (1993)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Pariserhjulet (1993)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
Further reading
- "Helena Bergström" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- "Helena Bergström" (in Swedish). Stockholm City Theatre. Retrieved 25 January 2010.