Thora Bjorg Helga (born Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir; 16 April 1989) is an Icelandic actress best known for starring in

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's '' Metalhead''. Helga won the 2014 Icelandic Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film which premiered at the

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in September 2013. She also starred in

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's film '' The Deep'' in 2013, earning her a 2013 Icelandic Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination. Helga also starred in the American film ''

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''. For her role in '' Metalhead'', Helga garnered unanimous acclaim for what ''

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'' called "remarkable", playing a grief-stricken young woman in Iceland. ''

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'' concluded that Helga was "commanding in the grief-stricken lead role, nailing not only the power stances and other musical affectations the character demands but, more pressingly, the permeating sorrow".

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Helga, Thora Bjorg 1989 births Living people Icelandic film actresses Icelandic television actresses Actresses from Reykjavík 21st-century Icelandic actresses