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My Take
Rebecca Ferguson is my favorite kind of movie star: the late bloomer who arrived fully formed. Hollywood only discovered her in her thirties, after years of Swedish television and modeling, and that seasoning shows in every frame. As Ilsa Faust she did the near-impossible, stealing a Mission: Impossible film from Tom Cruise through sheer poise. What fascinates me is her specialty in controlled power, women like Lady Jessica in Dune whose stillness is more threatening than any action sequence. She carries a cool Scandinavian gravity into American blockbusters without ever diluting it, and I find that restraint genuinely rare.
Overview
Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström (Swedish: [rɛˈbɛ̂kːa lʊˈîːsa ˈfæ̂rɡɵˌsɔn ˈsɵ̂nːstrœm]; born 19 October 1983) is a Swedish actress. Known for her roles on film and television, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a Saturn Award and two Critics' Choice Super Awards, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe and a Critics' Choice Movie Award.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rebecca Ferguson
- Name (Japanese)
- レベッカ・ファーガソン
- Reading
- れべっか・ふぁーがそん
- Born
- October 19, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / model / executive producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Model — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.