Helena Bereen
About: Helena is one of Northern Ireland’s more mature actors. She has been working professionally for over 40 years and has performed in many theatrical productions throughout Ireland, England, and Canada. She has starred in the Oscar winning short ‘The Shore’ and the BAFTA winning short ‘United’. Helena trained at the Gaiety School of Acting and the Canadian National.
Playing Range: Sixties/Seventies
Height: 5’4″
Height: 5’4″
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Build: Slim
Skills: Trained SRN and Midwife. Full clean license.
Accents: Fluent French Speaker
Spotlight: https://www.spotlight.com/6028-9080-2562
Stage
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Weather Watchers | Grandma | Paul McAneaney | Cahoots NI |
| The Colleen Bawn | Mrs Creggan | Zoe Seaton | Big Telly Theatre |
| Family Plot | Aunt Lizzie | Michael Duke | Tinderbox Theatre |
| The Borrowers | Mrs Driver | Chris Wallace | Helix Theatre |
| Marching On | Shirley | Stuart Graham | Lyric Theatre |
| Cinderella | Potty (Ugly Sister) | Rachel O’Riordan | Devenish |
| A Doll’s House | Ann-Marie | Simon Magill | Lyric Theatre |
| On McQuillan’s Hill | Mrs Tymley | Stephen Wright | Tinderbox |
| Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels | Jayne | Colin Carnegie | Europa |
| Lovers | Cissy | Zoe Seaton | Big Telly/Tour |
| All My Sons | Kate Keller | Zoe Seaton | Arts Theatre |
| Dance of the Dinosaurs | Helena French | Jim Brookes | Punchbag Theatre- Galway |
| Philadelphia Here I Come | Madge/Lizzie | Kevin McHugh | Irish Tour |
| The Tinker’s Wedding | Mary Byrne | Pierre Campos | Hawkswell |
| Children Of Eve | Mother Mercy | Peter Sheridan | Andrews Lane |
| Chapter Two | Faye | Rebecca Roper | Andrews Lane |
| The Plough and the Stars | Bessie Burgess | Kevin McHugh | Irish Tour |
| Strategy for Butterflies | Eve | Terry O’Dea | Andrews Lane |
| Hamlet | Gertrude | Pierre Campos | Hawkswell |
| Romeo and Juliet | The Nurse | Kevin McHugh | Irish Tour |
| Mrs Klein | Mrs Klein | Dr Diana Theadorus | Dartington |
| Jacko | Sister David | Kevin McHugh | Irish Tour |
| Try Anything Twice | Josephine | Terry O’Dea | New Eblana Theatre |
| The Country Boy | Mother | Zoe Seaton | Big Telly |
| Woman on the verge of HRT | Vera | Jonathan Burgess | Irish Tour |
Film
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| One of Us | Grandmother | Stefan van de Graaff | NI Screen |
| I am Belfast | Belfast | Marc Cousins | NI Screen |
| The Devils Doorway | Mother Superior | Aislínn Clarke | IFC Films |
| Don’t Leave Home | Housekeeper | Michael Tully | Netflix |
| Green Oranges | Helen | Conor Grimes | Cinema |
| Wake | Mum | Stephen Petticrew | Morrow |
| Tonight We Fly | Sadie | Fintan Brady | Triplevision |
| Hunger | Mother | Steve McQueen | |
| Winding Down | Mother | Richard Parkin |
TV
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lights | Valerie | Gilles Bannier | BBC |
| Glenroe | Maisy | Tommy McArdle | RTE |
| United (BAFTA Winner) | Hazel | Michael McGowan | BBC NI |
| Good Morning Canada | Presenter | Mike Young | CBS |
| The Look | Marge | William Adams | Granada |
| Dry Yer Eyes | Mrs Kelly | Michael McDowell | BBC |
| The Clinic | Mrs Clarke | John Owens | RTE |
Voice/Other
| Production | Role | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Donegal With Love | Various | Pam Brighton | BBC Radio |