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Rebecca Ferguson

Posted on Nov 22, 2020, Modified : Apr 13, 2021 Purnima

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Rebecca Ferguson is a well-known and talented Swedish actress who has been seen working actively since 1999.

Quick Infos
Full Name	Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundstrom
Date of Birth	19 October 1983
Birth place	Stockholm, Sweden
Parent(s)	Rosemary Ferguson and Olov Sundstrom
Spouse	Rory
Zodiac sign	Libra
Occupation	Actress
Net Worth	$6 million.

Early Life and Bio

Rebecca Ferguson, whose real name is Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundstrom, was born on 19 October 1983 in Stockholm, Sweden as a mother, Rosemary Ferguson, and father, Olov Sundstrom. For her stage name, she took the surname of her mother. She has a sister as a sibling whose name is Maria.

Rebecca Ferguson joined an English-speaking school in Sweden for her study. When she was 13, she started to work as a model, where she appeared in magazines and on television commercials, including cosmetic, apparel, and jewelry advertisements. She was also interested in dancing from her childhood, where she used to dance ballet, tap dancing, jazz, street funk, and tango and taught Argentine tango at a dance company. At that time, she also used to work on short art film projects.

Later, she went to Adolf Fredrik’s School, and in the year 1999, she completed her graduation. She was not sure about making her career in acting as she used to have other works.

Nationality and Physical Stats

Rebecca Ferguson holds Swedish nationality and belongs to Caucasian ethnicity. She is currently 37 years old with a height of 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) and 56 kg. She had got the body measurements of 36-25-36 inches and had dark brown hair with blue eyes. As she was born on 19 October, her zodiac sign is Libra.

Television Career

Rebecca Ferguson started her professional acting career after being cast as Anna Gripenhielm in 54 episodes of a Swedish soap opera “Nya Tider,” where she was seen from 1999-2000. After that, she had been cast as Chrissy Eriksson in a Swedish-American low-budget daytime soap opera “Ocean Ave.” in the year 2002. Later, she was seen playing the role of Louise Fredman in an episode “Sidetracked,” is a British television series “Wallander” in 2008, adopted from the Swedish novelist Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander novels.

In 2013, Ferguson appeared as Jasmine Larsson in an episode “Der Wolf im Schafspelz” of a German-Swedish television series, “The Inspector and the Sea.” In the same year, she played the main role of Elizabeth Woodville in a British historical drama television miniseries, “The White Queen.” She was seen as Olivia Borghese in a television movie, “The Vatican.” After that, she was seen cast in the main role of Dinah in an American television miniseries, “The Red Tent,” in 204.

Film Career

Rebecca Ferguson started her film career in 2004 after being cast as Amanda in the Swedish slasher movie “Drowning Ghost.” After that, she was seen playing a role in short movies like “Lennart,” “Puls,” and “Irresistible.” Later, she was seen appearing as Maria in the movie “A One-Way Trip to Antibes” and played the role of Linda in VI.

In 2014, she was seen playing Eugenia’s role in an American 3D action-adventure movie “Hercules,” which was directed by Brett Ratner. After that, in 2015, she had been cast into the role of Ilsa Faust in an American action spy movie “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation,” which was directed by as well as written by Christopher McQuarrie. For her role in this movie, she had won Hamptons International Film Festival for Breakthrough Performer in 2015 and had earned so many nominations for her role. She became able to receive a positive response from so many people.

After the breakthrough performance, Rebecca Ferguson was cast in another British Cold War espionage movie, “Despite the Falling Snow,” in 2016 as Katya or Lauren for which, she became able to win Buffalo International Film Festival Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role and she was critically acclaimed for her outstanding performance. In the same year, she was cast as Kathleen Weatherley in a biographical movie “Florence Foster Jenkins” directed by Stephen Frears. Later, she was seen playing the role of Anna Watson in an American psychological thriller movie, “The Girl on the Train.”

Further, she appeared in an American musical drama movie, “The Greatest Showman,” as Jenny Lind in 2017. In that year, she was also cast in an American sci-fi horror movie “Life” as Miranda North, directed by Daniel Espinosa. Then, she was also seen appearing in a psychological thriller movie “The Snowman.” Likewise, she was cast in a short movie, “Little Match Girl,” in 2018, and in that year, she was also seen in an American action spy movie “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” as Ilsa Faust.

In the year 2019, Rebecca Ferguson was seen playing the role of Rose the Hat in an American supernatural horror movie “Doctor Sleep” which was written and directed by Mike Flanagan for which had won Fright Meter Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 2019 and also won Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 2020. She was also seen cast as Morgana in a fantasy action-adventure movie “The Kid Who Would Be King” and seen as Riza Stavros in an American science fiction comedy movie “Men in Black: International.”

In 2020, she was seen appearing as Jenny Sorensen in the movie “Cold Night,” where she will also be seen in upcoming movies “Dune,” “Mission: Impossible 7,” and “Reminiscence” in 2021.

Personal Life: Relationships

Rebecca Ferguson lived in a relationship with Ludwig Hallberg, where they had also given birth to their son in 2007, but they decided to separate in April 2015. Later, she lived in a relationship with Rory, where she confirmed her pregnancy and gave birth to their daughter in 2018. After that, she married Rory in January 2019.