Thora Bjorg Helga is an Icelandic actress best known for starring in Ragnar Bragason's Metalhead. Helga won the 2014 Icelandic Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2013. She also starred in Baltasar Kormákur's film The Deep in 2013, earning her a 2013 Icelandic Academy Award Best Supporting Actress nomination. Helga also starred in the American film Autumn Lights.