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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Biography from TMDB.
- February 5, 1964 (62)
- Kortedala, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Actor, writer and director
- 15 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
What are Helena Bergström's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
Light 9 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 11 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Fanny Zander in House of Angels (1992)
- Mentoras Anna Sivertsson in The Hunters (1996)
- Shapeshifteras Ellen Lind in Under the Sun (1998)
- Heroas Mona Bergström in Once in a Lifetime (2000)
- Shapeshifteras Nancy Ackerman in The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004)
- Heroas Anneli in Någon annanstans i Sverige (2011)
- Heroas Johanna in Medicinen (2014)
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Helena Bergström's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Helena Bergström's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
49 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Resan till Piemonte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Pirate Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Codename: Annika(2023)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Ture Sventon och jakten på ungdomens källa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Kulkuset kulkuset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Bröllop, begravning och dop - filmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Dancing Queens(2021)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Bäckström(2020)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
No More F*cks To Give (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Ture Sventon and the Secrets of The Bermuda Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Cake General(2018)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Mending Hugo's Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Springfloden(2016)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Holy Mess(2015)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Fourth Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Medicinen(2014)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Julie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
House of Angels - Third Time Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
So Different(2009)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Selma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Sweden's Got Talent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Se upp för dårarna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Heartbreak Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Paradiset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Mrs Klein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Gossip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Once in a Lifetime(2000)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Under the Sun(1998)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Still Crazy(1998)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Such Is Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Hunters(1996)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
House of Angels: The Second Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Last Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Pariserhjulet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
House of Angels(1992)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
BlackJack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
1939 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Husbonden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Women on the Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Ängel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Rat Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
VD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1987 to 2026; peak year 1991.
Film career
Peak 1991 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1990Screen debut· BlackJack
- 1990First top-billed film· BlackJack
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Helena Bergström's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Helena Bergström work with?
People who share at least 2 of Helena Bergström's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Colin Nutley shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Colin NutleyShared titles: Dancing Queens (2021), Holy Mess (2015), Medicinen (2014), So Different (2009), The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004), Under the Sun (1998), House of Angels (1992)See all 7 shared titles with Colin Nutley
Writers
- Daniel RéhnShared titles: Holy Mess (2015), Medicinen (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Réhn
- Edward af SillénShared titles: Holy Mess (2015), Medicinen (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Edward af Sillén
Actors
- Rolf LassgårdShared titles: So Different (2009), The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004), Under the Sun (1998), The Hunters (1996)See all 4 shared titles with Rolf Lassgård
- Rikard WolffShared titles: So Different (2009), Under the Sun (1998), House of Angels (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Rikard Wolff
- Rakel WärmländerShared titles: Dancing Queens (2021), Holy Mess (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Rakel Wärmländer
- Mikael PersbrandtShared titles: The Cake General (2018), Någon annanstans i Sverige (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Mikael Persbrandt
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Perry SchafferShared titles: Medicinen (2014), So Different (2009), The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004), Under the Sun (1998), House of Angels (1992)See all 5 shared titles with Perry Schaffer
- Per AndréassonShared titles: Holy Mess (2015), Medicinen (2014), So Different (2009), The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Per Andréasson
- Jens FischerShared titles: Medicinen (2014), The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (2004), Under the Sun (1998), House of Angels (1992)See all 4 shared titles with Jens Fischer
- Peter MokrosinskiShared titles: Dancing Queens (2021), Holy Mess (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Mokrosinski
Producers
- Mikael BergkvistShared titles: Dancing Queens (2021), Holy Mess (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Mikael Bergkvist
- Anette MattssonShared titles: The Cake General (2018), Holy Mess (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Anette Mattsson
- Lisa WidénShared titles: The Cake General (2018), Holy Mess (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Lisa Widén
- Petra JönssonShared titles: Holy Mess (2015), Medicinen (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Petra Jönsson