Personal details
Born:
- Birthday: 1983-10-19
- Born Place: Stockholm, Sweden
Height:
5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
Rebecca Ferguson
Rebecca Ferguson is a Swedish actress acclaimed for her versatility across film and television. Born Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström on October 19, 1983, in Stockholm, Sweden, she was raised in a bilingual household with an English mother and Swedish father. Ferguson's career began in Swedish television, where she appeared in soap operas such as Nya tider (1999–2000) and Ocean Ave. (2002–2003). Her breakthrough came with the BBC miniseries The White Queen (2013), where she portrayed Elizabeth Woodville, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television . She gained international recognition with her role as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), a performance that was widely praised and led to her return in Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) . Ferguson's filmography includes notable roles in The Greatest Showman (2017), where she portrayed opera singer Jenny Lind, and Doctor Sleep (2019), where she played the antagonist Rose the Hat. She also starred as Lady Jessica Atreides in Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) and its sequel Dune: Part Two (2024) . In television, Ferguson stars in the Apple TV+ series Silo (2023–present), a dystopian drama based on Hugh Howey's novels, where she plays Juliette, an engineer investigating a conspiracy in an underground society. Beyond acting, Ferguson is a trained dancer with experience in ballet, tap, jazz, and street dance. She also taught Argentine tango in Sweden before focusing on her acting career . Ferguson has been recognized for her performances with nominations and awards, including a Golden Globe nomination for The White Queen and critical acclaim for her roles in the Mission: Impossible series and Dune. In her personal life, Ferguson has a son, Isac, born in 2007, with her ex-partner Ludwig Hallberg. She currently resides in a windmill in Simrishamn, a fishing village on the Swedish south coast.
Awards :
11 wins & 29 nominations
