- Born
- Birth nameHelena Kristina Bergström
- Height5′ 3½″ (1.61 m)
- 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 The Women on the Roof (1989) and cast her for his movie BlackJack (1990). She was also the obvious choice for his next movie, House of Angels (1992). Critics have called her 'the new Ingrid Bergman'
- IMDb mini biography by: Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>
- SpouseColin Nutley(1990 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenTimothy Nutley
- Voted Best Swedish Actress of the Century on TV4, something later revealed to have been caused by technical error.
- Now lives in Kungsholmen, Stockholm with husband Colin Nutley.
- Has a daughter Molly Nutley (b. 1995) and a son, Tim (b. 1997) together with husband Colin Nutley. She also has a stepson.
- Daughter of director Hans Bergström and actress Kerstin Widgren.
- Her grandfather is the actor Olof Widgren.
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