Helga Cecilia von der Esch, (born 12 June 1985) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Von der Esch was born 12 June 1985 in Falun, Sweden and her maiden name is Forss. Her breakthrough role was the role of Jennifer in the 2010 film '' Simple Simon'' and Cindy in the ICA commercials. When she was seven, von der Esch participated in a segment of Trafikmagasinet on SVT. Her film debut was in

Maria Blom ''Maria'' Margareta Blom, (born 28 February 1971) is a Swedish film director, dramatist and screenwriter. She is perhaps best known for the film ''Masjävlar'' from 2004. Blom has written and directed more than ten theater plays among them "Rabar ...

's 2004 film '' Masjävlar''. Von der Esch joined

Nour El-Refai Nour El Refai (born 14 November 1987) is a Swedish actress and comedian. She became known for her participation in the candid-camera show ''Raj Raj'' in 2007 and hosted Melodifestivalen 2014. El Refai has also appeared in several movies such as ...

in the hidden camera show ''Raj Raj'' broadcast on

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. She also worked with El-Refai, Johan Matton,

Björn Gustafsson Lars Björn Gustafsson (born 19 February 1986) is a Swedish comedian and actor. He is known from TV shows such as ''Parlamentet'' and '' Stockholm Live''. Early and personal life Gustafsson was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He studied at the C ...

, and

Peter Settman Peter Settman (born 24 February 1969) is a Sweden, Swedish actor, comedian, television presenter, screenwriter, and television producer. Settman is known for his appearances on the comedy shows ''Byhåla'' (featuring the characters Ronny and Ragg ...

in the

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comedy show ''Hus i helvete''. With El-Refai and Maud Lindström, she has written and performed the act "Almost Like Boys" at Riksteatern in 2008, a comedy act about gender. Von der Esch has also appeared in

Henrik Schyffert Per Henrik Schyffert (born 23 February 1968) is a Swedish comedian, actor, musician and radio and television personality. Career Schyffert was a VJ for MTV Europe in the late 1980s. In 1992 he hosted the comedy TV show ''I Manegen Med Glenn Kil ...

's comedy series ''Sverige pussas och kramas'' on Kanal5. In summer 2009, she also participated in

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series '' Balls of Steel''. In 2008, she participated in the TV game show '' Brain Wall'', teaming up with El-Refai and Grete Havnesköld. In 2009 Forss participated in the

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comedy show ''Kungen kommer till Rissne''. With Martin Soneby, she presented the show '' Silent Library'' on Kanal5. In 2008 she became known for her role as Cindy in the ICA commercials. In 2010 she starred as Jennifer in the film ''Simple Simon'' with Bill Skarsgård, earning her a

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nomination for supporting actress in a feature film. In August 2011 she was a "Sommarpratare" in

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on Sveriges Radio. Von der Esch was a sidekick to

Pär Lernström Pär Hugo Gustav Lernström, born 4 September 1980, is a Swedish television presenter, perhaps best known for presenting the Swedish Idol series on TV4. He has worked for SR Stockholm, Utbildningsradion, MTV:s morningshow "Mycket mer än müsli" ...

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. Since 2012 she has been a goodwill ambassador for the Child Cancer Foundation. In 2013, she participated in the play ''De 39 Stegen'' at Intiman in

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. She competes as a celebrity dancer in

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, which is broadcast by

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