Cecilia von der Esch

Helga Cecilia von der Esch (née Forss; born 12 June 1985) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Her breakthrough role was the role of Jennifer in the 2010 film Simple Simon and Cindy in the ICA commercials.^[1]

Cecilia von der Esch
Cecilia von der Esch in 2020
Born	Helga Cecilia Forss (1985-06-12) 12 June 1985 (age 39) Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
Occupation(s)	Actress and comedian
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Fredrik von der Esch (2020–present)
Children	2

Biography

Helga Cecilia Forss was born 12 June 1985 in Falun, Sweden. When she was seven, she participated in a segment of Trafikmagasinet on SVT.^[2][1] Her film debut was in Maria Blom's 2004 film Dalecarlians.^[1] She joined Nour El-Refai in the hidden camera show Raj Raj broadcast on TV400.^[3] She also worked with El-Refai, Johan Matton, Björn Gustafsson, and Peter Settman in the TV3 comedy show Hus i helvete.^[4] With El-Refai and Maud Lindström, she has written and performed the act Almost Like Boys at the National Swedish Touring Theatre in 2008, a comedy act about gender.^[5] She has also appeared in Henrik Schyffert's comedy series Sverige pussas och kramas on Kanal 5.^[6] In summer 2009, she also participated in Kanal 5 series Ballar of stål.^[4]

In 2008, she participated in the TV game show Brain Wall, teaming up with El-Refai and Grete Havnesköld.^[6] In 2009 Forss participated in the Sveriges Radio comedy show Kungen kommer till Rissne. With Martin Soneby, she presented the show Silent Library on Kanal 5.^[6] 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 Guldbagge nomination for supporting actress in a feature film.^[1] In August 2011 she was the host of an episode of Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio.^[7]

She was a sidekick to Pär Lernström in Idol 2011 on TV4. Since 2012 she has been a goodwill ambassador for the Child Cancer Foundation.^[8]

In 2013, she participated in the play De 39 stegen at Intiman in Stockholm.^[9]

She competes as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2022, which is broadcast by TV4.^[10]