Birth Name: Sofia Helin
Birth Date: 1972-04-25
Birth Place: Hovsta, Örebro Municipality, Sweden
Details
Alternate Names: Sofia Margareta Helin, Sofia Margareta Götschenhjelm Helin
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Beck 16 - The Last Witness (2002) as Sofija
Most Important Roles: - At Point Blank (2003) as Klara
- Dalecarlians (2004) as Mia
- Nina Frisk (2007) as Nina Frisk
- Arn: The Knight Templar (2007) as Cecilia Algotsdotter
- Metropia (2009) as Anna Svensson (voice)
- Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama (2014) as Self
- Asa-Nisse - Welcome to Knohult (2011) as Fröken Britta
- Bloodbrothers (2005) as Malena
- Ragnarok (2013) as Elisabeth
- Beck 16 - The Last Witness (2002) as Sofija
Career Highlights: - At Point Blank (2003)
- Dalecarlians (2004)
- Nina Frisk (2007)
- Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
- Metropia (2009)
- Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama (2014)
- Asa-Nisse - Welcome to Knohult (2011)
- Bloodbrothers (2005)
- Ragnarok (2013)
- Beck 16 - The Last Witness (2002)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Guldbagge - Best Supporting Actress (Bästa kvinnliga biroll) (2022)
- Nominated for 1 Guldbagge - Best Actress (Bästa kvinnliga huvudroll) (2005)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (2012)
- Nominated for 1 Robert - Best Actress - TV Series (Årets kvindelige hovedrolle - tv-serie) (2019)
- Won Robert - Best Actress - TV Series (Årets kvindelige hovedrolle - tv-serie) (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Zulu - Best Actress (Årets kvindelige skuespiller) (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Dagger - Best Leading Actress (2012)
- Won Kristallen - Best Actress (2014)
- Won The Equity Award - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2021)
Full Biography
Sofia Margareta Götschenhjelm Helin (born April 25, 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.
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.
Sofia Helin