Sofia Helin
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Sofia Margareta Götschenhjelm Helin (born 25 April 1972 in Hovsta
in Närke
, Örebro
) is a Swedish
actress best known for the Guldbagge nomination she got for her role in Dalecarlians (Swedish: Masjävlar).
Sofia Helin graduated from the Theater Academy in Stockholm in 2001. In 1994-1996 she went to Calle Flygares theater school. She has lived in Linghem outside Linköping
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She has played in several films, including At Point Blank (Rånarna) where she had the leading role of chief inspector Klara. In 2004 she had another leading role as Mia in Masjävlar. It was in that movie she made her breakthrough. In 2007 she got a further leading role as Cecilia Algottsdotter in Jan Guillou
's The Knight Templar (Crusades trilogy)
about Arn Magnusson. She is also included in the new Swedish animated movie Metropia, which was released in the cinema in October 2009.
Hovsta
Hovsta is a locality and a parish situated in Örebro Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 2,773 inhabitants in 2005....
in Närke
Närke
' is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the southwest, and Värmland to the northwest...
, Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
actress best known for the Guldbagge nomination she got for her role in Dalecarlians (Swedish: Masjävlar).
Sofia Helin graduated from the Theater Academy in Stockholm in 2001. In 1994-1996 she went to Calle Flygares theater school. She has lived in Linghem outside Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...
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She has played in several films, including At Point Blank (Rånarna) where she had the leading role of chief inspector Klara. In 2004 she had another leading role as Mia in Masjävlar. It was in that movie she made her breakthrough. In 2007 she got a further leading role as Cecilia Algottsdotter in Jan Guillou
Jan Guillou
Jan Oskar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou is a Swedish author and journalist. Among his books are a series of spy fiction novels about a spy named Carl Hamilton, and a trilogy of historical fiction novels about a Knight Templar, Arn Magnusson...
's The Knight Templar (Crusades trilogy)
The Knight Templar (Crusades trilogy)
The Knight Templar is a series of books about the fictional character of Arn Magnusson. The series is written by Swedish author and journalist Jan Guillou....
about Arn Magnusson. She is also included in the new Swedish animated movie Metropia, which was released in the cinema in October 2009.
Filmography
- RederietRederietRederiet was a long-running Swedish soap opera that aired on Sveriges Television between 1992 and 2002....
(1997) - TusenbröderTusenbröderTusenbröder was a very popular drama TV-series on Swedish Television in three seasons, from 2002 , 2003 and 2006...
(2002) - Beck – Sista vittnetBeck – Sista vittnetBeck – Sista vittnet is a 2002 film about the Swedish police detective Martin Beck directed by Harald Hamrell.- Cast :*Peter Haber as Martin Beck*Mikael Persbrandt as Gunvald Larsson*Malin Birgerson as Alice Levander*Marie Göranzon as Margareta Oberg...
(2002) - At Point BlankAt Point BlankAt Point Blank is a 2003 Swedish action film. It stars Mikael Persbrandt, Stina Ekblad, Sofia Helin and Peter Franzén.-Plot:The film involves a skillful team of professional thieves who hit several banks in Stockholm...
(2003) - Four Shades of BrownFour Shades of BrownFour Shades of Brown is a 2004 Swedish film written by the comedy group Killinggänget and directed by their member Tomas Alfredson. The film stars Robert Gustafsson, Johan Rheborg, Henrik Schyffert, Jonas Inde, Maria Kulle and Ulf Brunnberg. The film consists four interweaved stories about life...
(2004) - Dalecarlians (Masjävlar) (2004)
- Bloodbrothers (Blodsbröder) (2005)
- Nina Frisk (2007)
- Arn – The Knight TemplarArn – The Knight TemplarArn – The Knight Templar is a 2007 epic film based on Jan Guillou's trilogy about the fictional Swedish Knight Templar Arn Magnusson. The film was released in December 2007 and the sequel, Arn – The Kingdom at Road's End , was released August 22, 2008...
(2007) - Arn – The Kingdom at Road's EndArn – The Kingdom at Road's EndArn – The Kingdom at Road's End is a 2008 epic film based on Jan Guillou's trilogy about the fictional Swedish Knights Templar Arn Magnusson...
(2008) - MetropiaMetropia (film)Metropia is a 2009 Swedish adult animated science-fiction film directed by Tarik Saleh. The screenplay was written by Fredrik Edin, Stieg Larsson, and Tarik Saleh after a story by Tarik Saleh, Fredrik Edin and Martin Hultman. The film uses a technique where actual photographs have been altered and...
- Swedish animated film (2009) - The Bridge - TV series (2011)