Helena Caldeira

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Helena Caldeira, born in Alentejo, Portugal, where she began her training. She graduated in Theatre/Acting from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (Lisbon) in 2018 and completed an internship at the National Theater D. Maria II, where she worked with the acclaimed Portuguese director Tiago Rodrigues, as well as with Ricardo Neves-Neves, Álvaro Correia, and Maria João Luis. Since then, she has been active in theatre, collaborating with Marta Dias, Rui Neto, Elmano Sancho, André Uerba, João Borralho, and Ana Galante.
Co-founder of the Artistic Association Bestiário, where she develops her career as both an actress and creator.
Helena is part of the project that brings Gus Van Sant to his theatre debut, TROUBLE, a musical about the life and work of Andy Warhol, where she plays Edie Sedgwick were her performance was recognized by The New York Times (2021).
As lead in the Netflix series Turn of the Tide that she solidified her recognition, earning a nomination for Best Actress at the Globos de Ouro (PT).
Helena was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Sophia Awards by the Portuguese Film Academy for her role in the film Revolução sem Sangue.


Helena Caldeira
29 yearsLisbon (PT)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1996 (29 years)
Acting age19-31 years
Place of birthPortugal
NationalityPortuguese
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
Housing optionsLondon (GB)
Driver's licensesA - Motorcycle, A2 - Motorcycle up to 35 kW, B - Car
Eye colorblue-gray
Hair colorbrown
Height (cm)160
LanguagesPortuguese(native)EnglishSpanishFrench
DialectsBrazilian Portuguese
SportPilatesYogaBoxingKart racingKickboxing
DanceContact improvisationBalletBurlesqueChoreographyContemporary danceDiscoHip hopImprovisation danceSalsa
PitchMezzo-soprano
SingingA cappellaFolkJazzPopSoul/RnBArabian singing
Training
Primary professional training
Film
2023 – 2025
Camarada Cunhal picture
Camarada Cunhal (Feature film)
Eugénia (GR)
Sergio Graciano SkyDreams RTP Raquel Palermo
2023 – 2024
Revolução Sem Sangue picture
Revolução Sem Sangue (Documentary fiction)
Rita (GR)
Rui Pedro Sousa Filmesdamente Rui Pedro Sousa
Television
2022 – 2025
Turn of the Tide picture
Turn of the Tide (Series)
Sílvia (LR)
Augusto Fraga Ukbar Netflix Netlfix Bernardo Almeida Augusto Fraga
2023 – 2024
Irreservsivel picture
Irreservsivel (Drama)
Rita (SUP)
Bruno Gascon Joana Domingues RTP HBO Bruno Gascon
Theater
2022
TROUBLE picture
TROUBLE
Eddie Segwick (SUP)
Gus Van Sant BoCa Bienal Gus Van Sant