Ellen Helinder
Acting
Actress Ellen Helinder grew up in Karlstad, western Sweden, and has since lived in London, Oslo and Stockholm. She made her stage debut at the age of ten, at VĂ€rmlandsteatern in her hometown. In her early 20s, she moved to Stockholm and started pursuing acting as a career, studying the craft through techniques such as the Chubbuck and Meisner ones. Helinder has acted in numerous Swedish hit series including GĂ„smamman (2016) and Sommaren med slĂ€kten (2020). In 2018, she landed the role of Magdalena in the mega success series Exit, which has become Scandinaviaâs most viewed series of all time. Her stellar performance has led to her character becoming one of the main roles in the third season. In an interview about Exit season 3, creator Ăystein Karlsen described her acting as âHonest, raw, vulnerable and brave. She has that special, unexplainable quality that comes alive when the camera starts rolling, and that you just canât take your eyes off of until she exits frame.â Helinder starred in the comedy drama Homecoming (2019), for which she was awarded âBest Actressâ at the Across the Globe Festival, and received a nomination for âBest Swedish Female Actorâ at the VĂ€sterĂ„s Film Festival. Furthermore, Helinder debuted as a filmmaker in 2020, with her documentary Little Big Brother, which premiered on Swedish TV4. The documentary has been distributed internationally and featured in among else The Guardian and The Daily Mail.
