Helenna Santos is an actor, photographer, and filmmaker. She is a mix of Filipino/Russian/German heritage and a US and Canadian dual citizen. Helenna is the author of the poetry book "A Long Dark Summer" (2021) and was the founder/editor-in-chief of the entertainment website Ms. In The Biz for its seven year run (2013 - 2020).
"Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Acting" from the University of British
Columbia, Canada
Dual Canadian and US Citizen.
A singer and performer from the time she was 5, Helenna spent her first year of college as a "jazz voice major." She has performed lead and supporting roles in a number of musicals and has sung in numerous vocal jazz groups.
As a child lived in Singapore, the Philippines, Canada, and the United States.
Actor Nico Santos (Superstore, Crazy Rich Asians) is her cousin.