From Stockholm to Hollywood with Helena Mattson
Directionally Challenged
Kayla Ewell
4.9 • 4.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Kayla is joined by close friend, entrepreneur, and actor Helena Mattson (American Horror Story, 666 Park Avenue) to discover how exactly Helena made her way from Stockholm all the way to Hollywood. They discuss the issues mothers face in the industry, starting a business, and how they approach their art as performers.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, it's Kayla. Candace isn't able to join us today, but we are all still so, so |
| 0:16.0 | directionally challenged. We thought we'd have it all figured out by the time we were in our |
| 0:20.0 | 30s, but surprise, we don't. And that's okay. It really is okay. Today we have a fascinating |
| 0:27.1 | individual joining us. She has been through so much of her life and her story is one that I've |
| 0:31.7 | wanted to share on this podcast for a very, very long time. I'm going to sit down with Helena |
| 0:36.1 | Madsen. She was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. You have seen Helena in many, many roles |
| 0:43.3 | on television, including American Horror Story, Desperate Housewives, Nikita, 666 Park Avenue. |
| 0:50.0 | She's recurring on the rookie at I Am as well, which is really fun. So we're on this together. |
| 0:54.4 | She's been in so many movies. She's done Girls, Guns and Gambling with Gary Oldman and |
| 0:59.2 | Psychopaths with Colin Farrell and Circuits with Bruce Willis. I could go on forever, but what's |
| 1:03.9 | most fascinating about Helena is her story to becoming an actor. So many times we have questions. |
| 1:09.9 | You guys submit questions about wanting to be an actor and what it's like. She sits down with us |
| 1:14.0 | and tells us her version of that and she moved to a country not knowing the language, not knowing |
| 1:18.8 | anyone and knocked on doors and made her career happen. From making friends with a homeless girl |
| 1:25.6 | and sleeping on the streets for a little bit, to genuinely being a hugely successful actor |
| 1:32.0 | in both Sweden and the US. And I'm so grateful that she sat down and joined us today. |
| 1:37.6 | So without further ado, here is my conversation with Helena Madsen. |
| 1:41.1 | And I am here with Helena Madsen. Finally, we're doing this. I'm so happy and excited that you're |
| 1:50.3 | here today. Yes, I'm so excited. Thanks for having me. Of course, for those who don't know, |
| 1:55.8 | Helena is one of my best friends. She was in my wedding and I know her inside and out. And |
| 2:01.2 | her life story is so fascinating and she is so accomplished. But there's so much she did to get |
| 2:06.9 | to where she is in life. And I'm really excited to be able to share that with our listeners and |
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