Helena Englert
Polish actress (born 2000)
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Helena Englert (Polish: [xɛˈlɛ.na ˈɛŋ.ɡlɛrt]; born 14 June 2000) is a Polish film, television, stage, and voice actress. She had leading role as Alicja Stec in the HBO Max crime drama series BringBackAlice (2023), and was part of the main cast in the Canal+ comedy drama Love Algorithm (2024), and had recurring roles of Angela Kowalska in TVP2 drama series Barwy szczęścia (2016–2018), Patrycja Krynicka in the TVN thriller medical drama series Diagnosis (2018–2019), and TVP2 sitcom series Family.pl (2025). Englert also portrayed Inez in the romance film Pokusa (2023), and Dominika in the comedy film Sex for Dummies (2025).
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| Born | 14 June 2000 Warsaw, Poland |
| Education | Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010 – present |
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Biography
Helena Englert was born on 14 June 2000 in Warsaw, Poland. She is a daughter of actors Jan Englert and Beata Ścibakówna.[1][2] At the age of two, she appeared in the 2002 comedy film Superproduction.[3] In 2010, she voiced Edith in the Polish-language dubbing version of the Illumination animated comedy film Despicable Me, and in its sequels, Despicable Me 2 in 2013, and Despicable Me 3 in 2017.[4][5] In 2013, she acted in an action film titled The Closed Circuit. She portrayed Angela Kowalska in TVP2 drama series Barwy szczęścia from 2016 to 2018, and Patrycja Krynicka in the TVN thriller medical drama series Diagnosis from 2018 to 2019. She also appeared in series such as I'll Be Fine (2017), W rytmie serca (2017), Wartime Girls (2018), Signs (2018–2019), The Better Half (2019), and The Elements of Sasza – Fire (2020).[1][6]
In 2023, Englert portrayed leading roles of Alicja Stec in the HBO Max crime drama series BringBackAlice, and Inez in romance film Pokusa.[1][7] She also had main roles of Dagmara in the Canal+ comedy drama Love Algorithm (2024), and Dominika in comedy film Sex for Dummies (2025), and a recurring role of Sonia in the TVP2 comedy series Family.pl (2025–2026).[8][9][10]
In 2024, Englert graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw.[6] Previously, she also studied at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in New York City, United States, however she did not graduate.[11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Superproduction | Herself | Feature film; cameo |
| 2013 | The Closed Circuit | Kasia | Feature film |
| 2019 | All for My Mother | Ewka | Feature film |
| Imperium | Krystyna Wańkowiczówna | Television play | |
| 2023 | Pokusa | Inez | Feature film; leading role |
| 2024 | The Green Dinosaur | Publisher | Feature film |
| Additional voices | Feature film; voice | ||
| 2025 | Sex for Dummies | Dominika | Main role |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2018 | Barwy szczęścia | Angela Kowalska | Recurring role; 103 episodes |
| 2017 | I'll Be Fine | Olka | Episode no. 86 |
| W rytmie serca | Natalia | Episode: "Na krawędzi" | |
| 2018 | Wartime Girls | Kasia | 5 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Diagnosis | Patrycja Krynicka | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
| Signs | Agata Paszke | Recurring role; 14 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Better Half | Anita | Episode no. 9 |
| 2020 | The Elements of Sasza – Fire | Renia | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | BringBackAlice | Alicja Stec | Leading role; 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Love Algorithm | Dagmara | Main role; 6 episodes |
| Śleboda | Majka Śleboda | 4 episodes | |
| 2025–2026 | Family.pl | Sonia | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| Pokusa | Inez | Leading role; 14 episodes | |
Radio dramas
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tatry. #CoSięStałoZAnnąKos | Karolina |
Polish-language dubbing
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Despicable Me | Edith | Feature film |
| Home Makeover | Edith | Short film | |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Edith | Feature film |
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Edith | Feature film |
| The Secret Life of Kyle | Edith | Short film | |
| 2023 | The Flash | Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) | Television series |
| 2024 | Damsel | Elodie | Feature film |
| 2025 | The Electric State | Michelle Greene | Feature film |