My story.
Hey! I'm Helenna Santos. I'm an actor, filmmaker, and creative portrait photographer.
I've been in the entertainment industry for two decades. My varied experience in the business has inspired me to highlight what makes each person unique, while focusing on storytelling and authenticity in my shoots, and bringing out what makes you, YOU.
xo Helenna
full biography
Helenna Santos is the Owner of Ms. In The Biz Entertainment and Helenna Santos Photography as well as a Producer at Mighty Pharaoh Films.
She has worked professionally as an actor in the film and TV industry in Vancouver, BC Canada and Los Angeles, California for over two decades. Her extensive on-camera resume includes appearing in many network TV shows including Virgin River (Netflix), Fire Country (CBS), The Flash (CW), and The Good Doctor (ABC), as well as studio movies and national commercials.
Helenna is the author of the poetry book A Long Dark Summer which launched at #1 in the women’s poetry section on Amazon the day of its release. She was also the Founder/Editor-in-Chief of the entertainment website Ms. In The Biz for its seven year run which drew over 1 million readers from all over the world and 300 female identifying writers contributing to the magazine. Her own work as a contributing writer has been featured in a variety of publications including MovieMaker, Backstage, Film Inquiry, WeScreenplay, BUST Magazine, and Suleika Jaouad's The Isolation Journals.
She has produced and starred in two feature films The Shasta Triangle and At Your Own Risk both available on various platforms including TUBI, as well as numerous award-winning short films and digital series through the production company Mighty Pharaoh Films which she shares with her husband Barry W. Levy.
As a photographer Helenna specializes in portrait, editorial, and lifestyle photography for actors, various performers, and creative entrepreneurs.
Helenna is a mix of Filipino/Russian/German heritage, a US and Canadian dual citizen, and currently resides in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia with her husband and their Bernedoodle pup.
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