Helene Bergsholm

Helene Bergsholm
Helene Bergsholm
Born	July 20, 1992 (age 33); Førde, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Actress

Helene Naustdal Bergsholm (born July 20, 1992) is a Norwegian actress.

Early life and education

Bergsholm was born in Førde, Norway.^[1]^[2] She attended Hafstad High School in Førde from 2008 to 2011,^[3] and in 2011 she was a student in the photography department at Jæren Folk High School.^[4] Later she received a bachelor's degree in art direction at Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology. During her bachelor's degree, she attended a semester at the School of Visual Arts in New York. In June 2016, she enrolled at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts.

Career

Bergsholm played the lead role in the youth film Turn Me On, Dammit!, based on Olaug Nilssen's novel Få meg på, for faen.^[5] For her role as Alma, in 2012 she was nominated for the Amanda Award for Best Female Lead, competing against Noomi Rapace.^[4]^[6] In 2013, during the William and Mary Global Film Fest in Virginia, Bergsholm won the Rising Young Talent award. In 2015, she had a role in the film Hevn, directed by Kjersti B. Steinsbø, based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen's novel Dukken i taket from 2001. Shortly after this, she also played the main role in the short film Vi kan ikke hjelpe alle, directed by Nina Knag and based on the short story of the same name by Ingvild H. Rishøi.^[7]

Filmography

2011: Turn Me On, Dammit! as Alma^[8]^[9]
2015: Hevn as Maya^[10]^[11]
2016: Vi kan ikke hjelpe alle as Emma
2019: Hjelperytteren as the translator

References

^ Helleve, Kjartan (2011). "Frå Skoddenheimen til New York". Norsk tidend (3): 22. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Helleve, Kjartan (2010). "Med førdedialekt i Saudasjøen". Norsk tidend (4): 6–7. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Longvastøl, Ivar (April 29, 2011). "Førde-jenter vann filmpris i New York". Firda. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Hope, Tora (July 17, 2012). "Helene tevlar mot Noomi Rapace". Framtida. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (March 29, 2012). "'Turn Me On, Dammit!' From Norway". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Steinkjer, Mode (June 20, 2012). "Svekker Amandas omdømme". Dagsavisen. No. 140. p. 23. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Solibakke, May-Linn (July 20, 2017). "Helene Bergsholm i ny kortfilm". Firda. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Rickey, Carrie (June 1, 2012). "Disarming Exploration of Double Standard on Sex". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, GA. p. D8. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bentley, Rick (June 8, 2012). "It Isn't Easy Being Teen". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, CA. p. D14. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hevnen er søt". Studvest. 71 (28): 21. 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
^ Knight, Chris (June 10, 2016). "Knocking on Hevn's Door". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. p. D14. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.