Helena Christina Mattsson (born March 30, 1984) is a Swedish actress from Stockholm, Sweden, living and working in Hollywood. In her early teens she was discovered by one of the biggest modeling agencies in Sweden. After graduating from her Performing Arts High School in Stockholm, Helena traveled to London and New York to continue to study acting. Her big break came at the age of 19 when she left London for Los Angeles and was cast as the lead in the Warner Bros. comedy Sweden, Ohio.
Mattsson recently had recurring roles on ABC's Desperate Housewives and CW's Nikita. In 2012 she was cast as Alexis Blume in 666 Park Avenue for ABC.
Her feature film credits include: Seven Psychopaths with Colin Farrell, Guns, Girls and Gambling with Gary Oldman, Surrogates with Bruce Willis and Iron Man 2 with Robert Downey Jr..
Her sister Sofia Mattsson is also an actress, and they played sisters in the Lifetime movie My Husband's Secret Wife. Helena also filled in for Sofia in the role of Sasha Gilmore on General Hospital when Sofia had to take a brief break.
Filmography
Film
- 2004 The Drowning Ghost - Helena
- 2008 Short Track - Lexi
- 2009 Surrogates - JJ
- 2009 Nobody - Lelle
- 2010 Iron Man 2 - Rebecca
- 2010 Moomins and the Comet Chase - Snork Maiden (voice)
- 2011 You and I - Kira
- 2012 Melvin Smarty - Sylvia
- 2012 The Babymakers - Tanya
- 2012 Guns, Girls and Gambling - The Blonde
- 2014 Audrey - Tess
- 2016 The Persian Connection - Oksana
- 2016 Code of Honor - Keri Green
- 2017 Smartass - Henna
- 2018 My Dinner with Hervé - Britt Ekland
Television
- 2005 CSI: NY - Lauren Redgrave
- 2005 Sex, Love, and Secrets - Alexis
- 2007 CSI - Rebecca 'Becca' Mayford
- 2007 Cold Case - Kateryna Yechenko
- 2007 CSI: Miami - Juliana Ravez
- 2008 Two and a Half Men - Ingrid
- 2009 Rules of Engagement - Martina
- 2009 Legend of the Seeker - Salindra
- 2010 NCIS: Los Angeles - Johanna
- 2010 Desperate Housewives - Irina Kosokov
- 2010 The Defenders (2010) - Tawney
- 2010 The Mentalist - Elsa Struven
- 2011 Detroit 1-8-7 - Anna Gabov
- 2011 Breakout Kings - Heather Storrow
- 2011-12 Nikita - Cassandra Ovechkin
- 2012 Workaholics - Eve
- 2012-13 666 Park Avenue - Alexis Blume
- 2013 Betrayal - Brandy Korskaya
- 2014 Fargo - Jemma Stalone
- 2014 Mistresses - Greta Jager
- 2015-16 American Horror Story: Hotel - Agnetha
Western Animation
- 2017 Jeff & Some Aliens - Inga
- 2017 Adventure Time - Alva
