Helene Hegemann (born 19 February 1992 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German writer, director, and actress.

As a young writer her work was highly praised, but her first novel, Axolotl Roadkill, sparked a plagiarism controversy.

[7] Hegemann credits the Jean-Luc Godard film Weekend as a major influence on her writing style.

Hegemann appeared in the segment "Die Unvollendete", where Ulrike Meinhof and Susan Sontag meet.

Hegemann lives in Berlin[9] with her partner Andrea Hanna Hünniger and studies at a high school for non-traditional students.