Helena Mattsson

'Helena Mattsson' (qv) was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, with her two sisters. 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 (2004)_ (qv).Mattsson recently had recurring roles on ABC's _Desperate Housewives (2004)_ (qv) and CW's _Nikita (2010)_ (qv). In 2012 she was cast as Alexis Blume in _666 Park Avenue (2012)_ (qv) for ABC.Her feature film credits include: _Seven Psychopaths (2012)_ (qv) with 'Colin Farrell' (qv), _Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012)_ (qv) with 'Gary Oldman' (qv), _Surrogates (2009)_ (qv) with 'Bruce Willis' (qv) and _Iron Man 2 (2010)_ (qv) with 'Robert Downey Jr.' (qv).::Renee Missel