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Helena Mattsson 2015

Helena Mattsson (born March 30, 1984) is a Swedish-American actress. She is the main actress for Species: The Awakening playing Miranda Hollander.

Life and career[]

Mattsson was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. She began acting at a young age, performing in plays, musicals and concerts. She studied acting at the highly selective Södra Latin upper secondary school in Södermalm, which she credits with giving her the confidence to pursue her chosen career. Mattsson had early roles in Wild Side Story and other cabarets in Stockholm. She moved to London, England, as a teenager to attend theatre school.

At the age of 19, she moved to Hollywood to audition for a TV series. Her planned short visit became permanent after she won a role the short-lived 2004 TV series Sweden, Ohio. Mattsson's accent initially held her back: "When I started working, my thick Swedish accent lost me a lot of roles. A defining point in my career definitely came when I started to lose it. I was able to play more American roles at that point, and my career took a turn for the better."

In 2007, she starred in Species: The Awakening, where she portrayed Miranda, an alien/human hybrid. She also appeared in the films You and I and Surrogates. Mattsson also appeared in the music video of Primal Scream's "Country Girl" in 2006. Her television credits include 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. She appeared in a beaver costume in a Nespresso television commercial titled "Training Day" that also featured Danny DeVito and George Clooney in 2016. Her younger sister Sofia is also an actress.[1]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Drowning Ghost Helena
2006 Primal Scream: Country Girl Girl Video short
2007 Americanizing Shelley Actress #2
2007 Species: The Awakening Miranda Hollander Video
2007 Mrs. Right? Beth Video short
2008 Short Track Lexi
2009 Surrogates JJ
2009 Nobody Lelle
2010 Iron Man 2 Rebecca
2010 Moomins and the Comet Chase Snork Maiden (voice) English version
2011 You and I Kira
2012 Melvin Smarty Sylvia
2012 The Babymakers Tanya
2012 Guns, Girls and Gambling The Blonde / Annabelle
2012 Seven Psychopaths Blonde Lady
2014 Audrey Tess
2016 The Persian Connection Oksana
2016 Code of Honor Keri Green
2017 Smartass Henna
2021 Something About Her Jackie

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Sweden, Ohio Lena TV film
2005 Sex, Love & Secrets Alexis "Danger"
2005 CSI: NY Lauren Redgrave "City of the Dolls"
2006 Kitchen Confidential Beautiful Blonde "An Affair to Remember"
2006 American Men Anya TV film
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Rebecca 'Becca' Mayford "Empty Eyes"
2007 Cold Case Kateryna Yechenko "Cargo"
2007 Rx Jennifer TV film
2007 CSI: Miami Juliana Ravez "Chain Reaction"
2008 Two and a Half Men Ingrid "Damn You, Eggs Benedict"
2009 Rules of Engagement Martina "Lyin' King"
2009 Legend of the Seeker Salindra "Wizard"
2010 Untitled Burr and Hart Project Madigan Unsold TV pilot
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles Johanna "Full Throttle"
2010 Desperate Housewives Irina Kosokov "Chromolume No. 7", "My Two Young Men", "We All Deserve to Die"
2010 The Defenders Tawney "Pilot"
2010 The Mentalist Elsa Struven "Red Hot"
2011 Detroit 1-8-7 Anna Gabov "Key to the City"
2011 Breakout Kings Heather Storrow "One for the Money"
2011–12 Nikita Cassandra Ovechkin "Looking Glass", "London Calling", "Arising"
2012 Workaholics Eve "Good Mourning"
2012–13 666 Park Avenue Alexis Blume Main role
2013 Betrayal Brandy Korskaya Recurring role
2014 Fargo Jemma Stalone "The Heap", "A Fox, a Rabbit, and a Cabbage"
2014 Mistresses Greta Jager Guest role (4 episodes)
2015 Win, Lose or Love Clara Goodwin TV film
2015 Paradise Pictures Isabelle Yates TV film
2015–16 American Horror Story: Hotel Agnetha Recurring role (4 episodes)
2017 Jeff & Some Aliens Inga (voice) Main role
2017 Adventure Time Alva (voice) "Islands Part 3: Mysterious Island"
2018 My Dinner with Hervé Britt Ekland TV film (HBO)
2018 My Husband's Secret Wife Avery TV film (Lifetime)
2019 Mommy Group Murder Grace TV film (Lifetime)
2019 His Deadly Affair Danielle TV film
2020 Shattered Memories Kelley Moore TV film (Lifetime)
2021 Tacoma FD Ulsa ”Eddie’s Exes”
2022 General Hospital Sasha Gilmore Temporary replacement for Sofia Mattson (her sister)
2022 The Rookie Ashley Mcgrady
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