Rebecca Ferguson
{{Short description|Swedish actress (born 1983)}}
{{About||the British singer|Rebecca Ferguson (singer)|other people with this name|Rebecca Ferguson (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox actor
| name = Rebecca Ferguson
| image = Rebecca Ferguson in 2018.jpg
| caption = Ferguson in 2018
| birth_name = Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström{{Cite web |last=Bhattacharji |first=Alex |date=30 September 2021 |title=Rebecca Ferguson's Big Moment |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/rebecca-fergusons-big-moment-11633005016 |website=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=12 June 2023 |archive-date=12 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612121258/https://www.wsj.com/articles/rebecca-fergusons-big-moment-11633005016 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |first=Miranda |last=Sigander |title=Rebecca Ferguson laddar för gala |url=http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.2209296-rebecca-ferguson-laddar-for-gala |work=Göteborgs-Posten |date=13 December 2013 |access-date=13 December 2013 |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160106/http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.2209296-rebecca-ferguson-laddar-for-gala |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|10|19|df=yes}}{{Cite web |title=Rebecca Ferguson News & Biography |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/rebecca-ferguson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601020101/https://www.empireonline.com/people/rebecca-ferguson/4/ |archive-date=1 June 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=Empire}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden{{Cite web |last=Flint |first=Hanna |date=6 June 2023 |title=From Mission Impossible to Dune, It's Rebecca Ferguson's Year, We're Just Living in It |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a43977317/rebecca-ferguson-mission-impossible-interview-2023/ |website=Town & Country |access-date=10 June 2023 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608030710/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a43977317/rebecca-ferguson-mission-impossible-interview-2023/ |url-status=live }}
| alma_mater = Adolf Fredrik's Music School
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Rory St. Clair Gainer|2018}}
| partner = Ludwig Hallberg (2005–2015)
| children = 2
}}
Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström (born 19 October 1983) is a Swedish actress. Ferguson began her television acting career in 1999 with the Swedish soap opera Nya tider and made her motion picture acting debut in 2004 with the Swedish slasher film Drowning Ghost. She came to international prominence with her portrayal of Elizabeth Woodville in the British drama The White Queen (2013), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film.
In American cinema, Ferguson appeared as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust, opposite Tom Cruise, in three of the Mission: Impossible films: Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018), and Dead Reckoning (2023). She played Jenny Lind in the musical film The Greatest Showman (2017), and co-starred in the horror films Life (2017) and Doctor Sleep (2019). She also had supporting roles in the comedy-drama Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), the thriller The Girl on the Train (2016), and the science fiction films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024). In 2023, she began starring in the Apple TV+ science fiction series Silo.
Early life and education
Ferguson was born in Stockholm and grew up in the Vasastan district in central Stockholm. Her mother, Rosemary Ferguson, is English,{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Caren |url=http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/tv-news/news/rebecca-im-a-commoner-who-becomes-the-white-queen |title=Rebecca: 'I'm a commoner who becomes the White Queen' |work=What's on TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103022217/http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/tv-news/news/rebecca-im-a-commoner-who-becomes-the-white-queen |archive-date=3 November 2013 |date=12 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/snowman-star-melts-our-hearts-36205903.html |title=Snowman star melts our hearts |last=Scanlon |first=Anne Marie |date=9 October 2017 |website=Irish Independent |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180128033016/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/snowman-star-melts-our-hearts-36205903.html |archive-date=28 January 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=28 January 2018}} and moved from Britain to Sweden at age 25. Her mother helped ABBA translate the lyrics from their 1974 album Waterloo into English{{Cite web |last=Mackenzie |first=Steven |date=7 April 2016 |title=Rebecca Ferguson: "We're all battling things in modern life" |url=https://www.bigissue.com/news/rebecca-ferguson-battling-things-modern-life/ |website=The Big Issue |access-date=17 April 2023 |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417224531/https://www.bigissue.com/news/rebecca-ferguson-battling-things-modern-life/ |url-status=live }} and also appeared on the sleeve of the band's 1975 self-titled album.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=259757899426875|title=Rebecca Ferguson's Surprising Connection To ABBA! {{!}} The Graham Norton Show|via=Facebook|date=1 November 2021|access-date=17 April 2023|archive-date=7 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907201821/https://www.facebook.com/thegrahamnortonshow/videos/259757899426875/|url-status=live}}{{better source needed|date=December 2024}} Her father, Olov Sundström, is a Swedish businessman.{{cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/10/19/the-white-queen-finale-is-just-the-start-for-star-rebecca-ferguson/ |title=The White Queen Finale Is Just the Start for Star Rebecca Ferguson |first=Christopher John |last=Farley |publisher=Speakeasy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020150837/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/10/19/the-white-queen-finale-is-just-the-start-for-star-rebecca-ferguson/ |archive-date=20 October 2013 |date=19 October 2013 |url-status=live}} Ferguson took her mother's surname as her stage name.{{Cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/rebecca-ferguson-here-i-was-legs-wrapped-around-tom-cruise-1.3251036 |title=Rebecca Ferguson: 'Here I was, legs wrapped around Tom Cruise' |last=Clarke |first=Donald |date=14 October 2017 |newspaper=The Irish Times |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180128034437/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/rebecca-ferguson-here-i-was-legs-wrapped-around-tom-cruise-1.3251036 |archive-date=28 January 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=28 January 2018}} Her maternal grandmother is Northern Irish, and her maternal grandfather is Scottish.
Ferguson attended an English-medium school in Sweden and was raised bilingual, speaking Swedish and English.{{cite news |title=Interview Extra – Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen |url=http://www.tvchoicemagazine.co.uk/interviewextra/rebecca-ferguson-white-queen |work=TV Choice Magazine |date=11 June 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160711234115/http://www.tvchoicemagazine.co.uk/interviewextra/rebecca-ferguson-white-queen |archive-date=11 July 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=28 January 2018}} She attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm and graduated in 1999.{{cite web |url=http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/sv/rising-star-2013 |title=Citroën DS Rising Star nominerade 2013 |publisher=Stockholm Film Festival |access-date=6 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202014416/http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/sv/rising-star-2013 |archive-date=2 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}
From the age of 13, she worked as a model and appeared in magazines and on television commercials for cosmetic, apparel, and jewellery advertisements.{{cite news |title=Meet Mission Impossible's Rebecca Ferguson |url=http://www.look.co.uk/fashion/meet-mission-impossibles-rebecca-ferguson |work=Look |date=28 July 2015 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=30 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330124237/http://www.look.co.uk/fashion/meet-mission-impossibles-rebecca-ferguson |url-status=live }} Ferguson has danced from a very early age; she danced ballet, tap-dancing, jazz, street funk and tango. She taught Argentine tango at a dance company in Lund, Sweden for a few years{{cite news |title=Interview – Rebecca Ferguson for Mission Impossible Rogue Nation |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/technow/movies/interview--rebecca-ferguson-for-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-345659.html |work=Irish Examiner |date=31 July 2015 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=5 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405095204/http://www.irishexaminer.com/technow/movies/interview--rebecca-ferguson-for-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-345659.html |url-status=dead }} while she continued her work on several short art film projects.{{cite news |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/det-ar-kul-att-spela-nagon-som-ar-elak-hela-filmen-igenom/ |title=Det är kul att spela någon som är elak hela filmen igenom |newspaper=Dagens Nyheter |date=30 September 2011 |access-date=7 September 2012 |archive-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517030913/https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/det-ar-kul-att-spela-nagon-som-ar-elak-hela-filmen-igenom/ |url-status=live }} Unsure if she wanted to act, Ferguson had other jobs, such as working at a daycare centre, as a nanny, at a jewellery shop, at a shoe shop and at a Korean restaurant.{{Cite web |last=Moshakis |first=Alex |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/oct/13/rebecca-ferguson-not-being-recognised-suits-me |title=Rebecca Ferguson: 'Not being recognised suits me' |date=13 October 2019 |website=The Guardian |access-date=23 October 2019 |archive-date=7 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207033359/https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/oct/13/rebecca-ferguson-not-being-recognised-suits-me |url-status=live }}
Career
File:Rebecca Ferguson at the Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation Global Premiere in Vienna, Austria.jpg at the world premiere of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in Vienna in 2015]]
= Swedish-language origins =
Ferguson came to prominence as upper-class girl Anna Gripenhielm in the Swedish soap opera Nya tider (1999–2000). She went on to later play Chrissy Eriksson in the Swedish-American soap Ocean Ave. (2002).{{cite web |url=http://actorsinscandinavia.com/actors/rebecca-ferguson/ |title=Rebecca Ferguson |date=27 August 2020 |publisher=Actors in Scandinavia |access-date=10 June 2023 |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320115657/https://actorsinscandinavia.com/actorslist/rebecca-ferguson/ |url-status=live }} In 2004, she made her feature film debut in Mikael Håfström's horror film Drowning Ghost and later had a guest role in Wallander (2008). Swedish director Richard Hobert spotted her at the Simrishamn town market in 2011, which led to her starring in his film {{Ill|A One-way Trip to Antibes|sv|En Enkel till Antibes}},{{cite news |author=Rebecca Ferguson och Tara fixar hårsvallen! |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2785&artikel=4717289 |title=Rebecca Ferguson hälsade på! – P3 Populär |newspaper=Sveriges Radio |publisher=Sverigesradio.se |date=27 September 2011 |access-date=20 October 2012 |archive-date=10 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010135443/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2785&artikel=4717289 |url-status=live }} which earned her a nomination for the Rising Star award at the Stockholm International Film Festival. In 2013, she co-starred in the film {{ill|Us (2013 film)|lt=Us|sv|Vi (film)}} alongside Gustaf Skarsgård.{{Cite web |last=Söderlund |first=Frida |date=9 June 2012 |title=Skarsgård jobbar helt naken – gratis |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article14951798.ab |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002022302/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article14951798.ab |archive-date=2 October 2017 |access-date=7 September 2012 |work=Aftonbladet}}
= International recognition =
In August 2012, it was announced Ferguson had been cast to play Elizabeth Woodville in the ten-part BBC historical television drama The White Queen (2013),{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/starz-white-queen-philippa-gregory-janet-mcteer-367753 |title=Starz Orders Historical Drama Based on Philippa Gregory's Cousins of War Book Trilogy |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=9 April 2012 |access-date=7 September 2012 |archive-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111021001/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/starz-white-queen-philippa-gregory-janet-mcteer-367753 |url-status=live }} based on Philippa Gregory's The Cousins' War novels about the women of the Wars of the Roses.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/white-queen.html |title=Media Centre – The White Queen, a new ten-part drama for BBC One |publisher=BBC |date=31 August 2012 |access-date=7 September 2012 |archive-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124170035/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/white-queen.html |url-status=live }} Ferguson's performance in The White Queen was met with critical praise,{{cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Stephen |title=5 reasons to watch The White Queen |url=http://www.elleuk.com/star-style/news/5-reasons-to-watch-the-white-queen |work=Elle UK |date=19 June 2013 |access-date=27 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006221240/http://www.elleuk.com/star-style/news/5-reasons-to-watch-the-white-queen |archive-date=6 October 2013 |url-status=dead}} and earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-golden-globes-nominees-winners-complete-list-story.html |title=Golden Globes 2014: The complete list of nominees and winners |date=12 January 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=30 July 2018 |archive-date=11 June 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230611054828/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-golden-globes-nominees-winners-complete-list-story.html |url-status=live }} Her first Hollywood role was against Dwayne Johnson in Hercules (2014).{{cite web | url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/rebecca-ferguson-stole-skull-hercules-set-1502579727.html | title=Rebecca Ferguson stole skull from 'Hercules' set | website=The Statesman | date=5 February 2018 }}
= ''Mission Impossible'' casting and Hollywood stardom =
In 2015, Ferguson gained wider recognition for her portrayal of MI6 agent Ilsa Faust, the female lead in the fifth Mission: Impossible film, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, for which she received critical acclaim.{{cite magazine |title=Meet Rebecca Ferguson, the Scene-Stealing Star of Mission Impossible |url=https://time.com/3977847/rebecca-ferguson-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-tom-cruise/ |magazine=Time |date=30 July 2015 |access-date=1 August 2015 |archive-date=1 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801232843/http://time.com/3977847/rebecca-ferguson-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-tom-cruise/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=After Mission: Impossible, Rebecca Ferguson's Impossible Calm Amid a Whirlwind Mission |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/fashion/after-mission-impossible-rebecca-fergusons-impossible-calm-amid-a-whirlwind-mission.html |work=The New York Times |date=31 July 2015 |access-date=1 August 2015 |archive-date=1 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801154227/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/fashion/after-mission-impossible-rebecca-fergusons-impossible-calm-amid-a-whirlwind-mission.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike |url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/mission-impossible-5-female-lead-goes-to-rebecca-ferguson-801439/ |title=Mission: Impossible 5 Female Lead Goes To Rebecca Ferguson |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=15 July 2014 |date=9 July 2014 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715051210/http://www.deadline.com/2014/07/mission-impossible-5-female-lead-goes-to-rebecca-ferguson/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine|last=Terrero|first=Nina|date=31 July 2015|title=Meet Rebecca Ferguson, the beautiful scene-stealer in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/07/31/mission-impossible-rogue-nation-rebecca-ferguson/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=15 April 2022|archive-date=13 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413111134/https://ew.com/article/2015/07/31/mission-impossible-rogue-nation-rebecca-ferguson/|url-status=live}} Tom Cruise handpicked Ferguson to star opposite him in the film after watching her in The White Queen{{Cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/tom-cruise-picks-bbcs-white-3840236 |title=Tom Cruise picks BBC's White Queen star Rebecca Ferguson to star in Mission Impossible 5 |last=Jefferies |first=Mark |date=10 July 2014 |website=Daily Mirror |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711024839/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/tom-cruise-picks-bbcs-white-3840236 |archive-date=11 July 2014 |access-date=30 January 2018}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.delcotimes.com/article/DC/20150730/LIFESTYLES/150739967 |title=Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation brings Rebecca Ferguson to new heights |last=Longsdorf |first=Amy |date=30 July 2015 |website=The Delaware County Daily Times |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180130192129/http://www.delcotimes.com/article/DC/20150730/LIFESTYLES/150739967 |archive-date=30 January 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 January 2018}} and noticing a resemblance between Ferguson and Ingrid Bergman. She reprised her role in the sixth Mission: Impossible film, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, released in 2018 – her biggest commercial success, grossing over $790 million worldwide{{Cite web |title=Mission: Impossible – Fallout |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4912910/ |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705211121/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4912910/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Rebecca Ferguson Movie Box Office Results |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=rebeccaferguson.htm |website=Box Office Mojo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812113126/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=rebeccaferguson.htm |archive-date=12 August 2019 |access-date=18 November 2019}} – and reprised it again in the seventh film, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/mission-impossible-7-rebecca-ferguson-ilsa-filming-wrap/|title=Rebecca Ferguson Wraps Mission: Impossible 7 Filming With Tom Cruise|last=Stokes|first=Katie|date=7 August 2021|website=Screen Rant|access-date=15 April 2022|archive-date=15 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415171212/https://screenrant.com/mission-impossible-7-rebecca-ferguson-ilsa-filming-wrap/|url-status=live}}
File:Rebecca Ferguson in Paris 2018.jpg
In 2016, she played the dual roles of Katya and Lauren in the Cold War espionage thriller directed by Shamim Sarif, Despite the Falling Snow, opposite Sam Reid and Charles Dance.{{cite news |title=Rebecca Ferguson spies hard in the Despite The Falling Snow trailer |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/mission-impossible-rogue-nation/rebecca-ferguson-spies-hard-despite-falling-snow-trailer/ |work=Empire |date=22 February 2016 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=23 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223233836/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/mission-impossible-rogue-nation/rebecca-ferguson-spies-hard-despite-falling-snow-trailer/ |url-status=live }} For her performance in the film, she won the Best Actress award at the 2016 Prague Independent Film Festival.{{cite news |title=A trio of awards for Despite The Falling Snow |url=http://www.enlightenment-productions.com/blog/a-trio-of-awards-for-despite-the-falling-snow/ |work=Enlightenment Productions |date=24 August 2016 |access-date=18 September 2016 |archive-date=23 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223214003/http://www.enlightenment-productions.com/blog/a-trio-of-awards-for-despite-the-falling-snow/ |url-status=live }} Later that same year, Ferguson appeared in Stephen Frears's Florence Foster Jenkins opposite Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant,{{cite news |title=Rebecca Ferguson Cast In Florence Foster Jenkins Opposite Meryl Streep |url=https://deadline.com/2015/04/rebecca-ferguson-meryl-streep-hugh-grant-pathe-big-bang-theory-1201402984/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=1 April 2015 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=29 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329031319/http://deadline.com/2015/04/rebecca-ferguson-meryl-streep-hugh-grant-pathe-big-bang-theory-1201402984/ |url-status=live }} and Tate Taylor's thriller book adaptation The Girl on the Train starring Emily Blunt.{{cite news |title=Rebecca Ferguson To Star In The Girl On The Train |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/rebecca-ferguson-the-girl-on-the-train-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-1201500894/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=18 August 2015 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108090240/https://deadline.com/2015/08/rebecca-ferguson-the-girl-on-the-train-mission-impossible-rogue-nation-1201500894/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, Ferguson played the female lead in Daniel Espinosa's sci-fi horror Life, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds,{{cite news |title=Rebecca Ferguson to Star in Skydance's Sci-fi Pic Life |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/rebecca-ferguson-to-star-in-skydances-life-exclusive-1201666178/ |work=Variety |date=28 January 2016 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=29 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329155335/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/rebecca-ferguson-to-star-in-skydances-life-exclusive-1201666178/ |url-status=live }} co-starred in Tomas Alfredson's crime thriller The Snowman, alongside Michael Fassbender and Charlotte Gainsbourg,{{cite news |title=Michael Fassbender's The Snowman Circles Rebecca Ferguson |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/michael-fassbender-the-snowman-rebecca-ferguson-mission-impossible-1201617845/ |work=Variety |date=14 October 2015 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=7 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207113555/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/michael-fassbender-the-snowman-rebecca-ferguson-mission-impossible-1201617845/ |url-status=live }} and starred as Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind in the musical film The Greatest Showman, with Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams.{{Cite web |title=How Actor Rebecca Ferguson Uses a Pop Song to Bring Life to an Opera Star in Greatest Showman |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/how-actor-rebecca-ferguson-uses-a-pop-song-to-bring-life-to-an-opera-star-in-greatest-showman |last=Fierberg |first=Ruthie |date=19 December 2017 |website=Playbill |access-date=27 May 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025053744/https://www.playbill.com/article/how-actor-rebecca-ferguson-uses-a-pop-song-to-bring-life-to-an-opera-star-in-greatest-showman |url-status=live }}
In 2019, Ferguson had several major film roles. She co-starred in Doctor Sleep, the adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name;{{cite magazine |last=Kroll |first=Justin |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/rebecca-ferguson-doctor-sleep-the-shining-ewan-mcgregor-1202860618/ |title=Rebecca Ferguson Joins Ewan McGregor in The Shining Sequel |magazine=Variety |date=28 June 2018 |access-date=17 October 2018 |archive-date=22 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122220824/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/rebecca-ferguson-doctor-sleep-the-shining-ewan-mcgregor-1202860618/ |url-status=live }} played the villain Morgana in Joe Cornish's adventure film The Kid Who Would Be King;{{cite magazine|last=Travis|first=Ben|date=4 October 2018|title=The Kid Who Would Be King – Exclusive Image Reveals Rebecca Ferguson's Villain Morgana|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/kid-king-exclusive-image-reveals-rebecca-ferguson-villain-morgana/|website=Empire|access-date=15 April 2022|archive-date=15 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415171210/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/kid-king-exclusive-image-reveals-rebecca-ferguson-villain-morgana/|url-status=live}} and co-starred as Riza Stavros in F. Gary Gray's science fiction comedy film Men in Black: International.{{cite web|url=https://sciencefiction.com/2019/06/14/foreign-men-in-black-international-posters-show-off-rebecca-ferguson-and-the-other-aliens/|title=Foreign 'Men In Black: International' Posters Show Off Rebecca Ferguson And The Other Aliens|last=Motes|first=Jax|date=14 July 2019|website=ScienceFiction.com|access-date=15 April 2022|archive-date=21 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421160050/https://sciencefiction.com/2019/06/14/foreign-men-in-black-international-posters-show-off-rebecca-ferguson-and-the-other-aliens/|url-status=live}} In 2021, she co-starred in Lisa Joy's science fiction thriller Reminiscence.{{cite magazine|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|date=18 August 2021|title='Reminiscence' Review: Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson in a Sci-Fi Noir Love Story That's Déjà Vu All Over Again|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/reminiscence-review-hugh-jackman-rebecca-ferguson-thandiwe-newton-1235043497/|magazine=Variety|access-date=15 April 2022|archive-date=21 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421160048/https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/reminiscence-review-hugh-jackman-rebecca-ferguson-thandiwe-newton-1235043497/|url-status=live}}
Denis Villeneuve cast her as Lady Jessica in his film adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel Dune,{{Cite news |last=Abraham |first=Raphael |date=8 October 2021 |title=Dune star Rebecca Ferguson: 'It's about human connection' |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/f67b1ec6-928b-4975-8171-8bfeaefa9967 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 April 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211008095829/https://www.ft.com/content/f67b1ec6-928b-4975-8171-8bfeaefa9967 |archive-date=8 October 2021}} playing the role in both Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024).{{cite magazine|last=Villeneuve|first=Denis|author-link=Denis Villeneuve|date=17 November 2021|title=Rebecca Ferguson Shares Her Dune 2 Checklist with Denis Villeneuve|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/rebecca-ferguson-denis-villeneuve-are-already-working-on-dune-part-2|magazine=Interview|access-date=14 April 2022|archive-date=21 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421160048/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/rebecca-ferguson-denis-villeneuve-are-already-working-on-dune-part-2|url-status=live}}
In 2023, Ferguson starred in and executive produced the Apple TV+ science fiction series Silo.{{Cite web |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |date=15 April 2023 |title=Rebecca Ferguson Attends World Premiere of Dystopian Series 'Silo' at Canneseries, Morfydd Clark Receives Rising Star Award |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/cannes-silo-rebecca-ferguson-imorten-tyldum-graham-yost-1235584313/ |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=Variety |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416062455/https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/cannes-silo-rebecca-ferguson-imorten-tyldum-graham-yost-1235584313/ |url-status=live}}
Personal life
In 2007, Ferguson gave birth to her first child, a son, with her then-boyfriend Ludwig Hallberg,{{Cite web |last=Guglielmi |first=Jodi |date=7 October 2022 |title=8 Things To Know About Rebecca Ferguson |url=https://people.com/celebrity/rebecca-ferguson-5-things-to-know/ |website=People |access-date=11 June 2023 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307161449/https://people.com/celebrity/rebecca-ferguson-5-things-to-know/ |url-status=live }} a psychosynthesis therapist.{{Cite web |date=24 January 2023 |title=Min Syntes – Ludwig Hallberg |url=https://psykosyntesforeningen.se/2023/01/24/min-syntes-ludwig-hallberg/ |website=Psykosyntesföreningen |language=sv |access-date=12 June 2023 |archive-date=12 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612121300/https://psykosyntesforeningen.se/2023/01/24/min-syntes-ludwig-hallberg/ |url-status=live }} After her soap opera success and the birth of their son, she moved with Hallberg to Simrishamn, on the Swedish southeast coast.{{cite news |title=Rebecca Ferguson om separationsryktet: "Den frågan skippar vi" |url=http://www.hant.se/rebecca-ferguson-om-separationsryktet-den-fragan-skippar-vi/ |work=Hant.se |language=sv |date=4 September 2015 |access-date=26 January 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614172757/http://www.hant.se/rebecca-ferguson-om-separationsryktet-den-fragan-skippar-vi/ |url-status=live }} In 2012, Ferguson and Hallberg taught tango together in Österlen. The couple separated in April 2015.
Since 2016,{{cite news |url=http://extratv.com/2019/01/23/rebecca-ferguson-is-married/ |title=Rebecca Ferguson is Married! |publisher=ExtraTV |date=23 January 2019 |access-date=23 January 2019 |archive-date=24 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124152418/http://extratv.com/2019/01/23/rebecca-ferguson-is-married/ |url-status=live }} Ferguson has been in a relationship with businessman Rory St. Clair Gainer,{{cite news |url=https://www.moviezine.se/intervjuer/rebecca-ferguson-mission-impossible-fallout |title=Rebecca Ferguson: "Jag lever i två olika världar" |trans-title=Rebecca Ferguson: "I live in two different worlds" |work=MovieZine |language=sv |date=8 December 2018 |access-date=16 January 2019 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165218/https://www.moviezine.se/intervjuer/rebecca-ferguson-mission-impossible-fallout |url-status=live }} with whom she has a daughter who was born in May 2018.{{cite news |title=Svenska Hollywoodstjärnan Rebecca Ferguson har fött en dotter i hemlighet |url=https://www.hant.se/svenska-stjarnan-rebecca-ferguson-har-fott-en-dotter-i-hemlighet/ |work=Hant.se |language=sv |date=28 May 2018 |access-date=29 July 2018 |archive-date=29 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729200630/https://www.hant.se/svenska-stjarnan-rebecca-ferguson-har-fott-en-dotter-i-hemlighet/ |url-status=live }} They married in December 2018. They have a house in Richmond, southwest London, owing to its proximity to Pinewood and Shepperton studios.
Ferguson has a preference for going barefoot, a habit that influenced her creative choices for the costume of Rose the Hat in Doctor Sleep.{{cite web |last1=Reilly |first1=Kaitlin |title=How Rebecca Ferguson Created The Coolest Villain In Doctor Sleep |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/11/8704411/rebecca-ferguson-rose-the-hat-doctor-sleep-style |website=Refinery29 |access-date=20 August 2024 |date=8 November 2019 |quote=I had created my own mood board for Rose without talking to the costume designer at all, or the hair designer, and all of us had the same idea. When we saw all the mood boards, we were all filtering this Woodstock, hippie-esque sexual creature, which was great. Selfishly, I love being barefoot and wearing comfy clothes.}}
Filmography
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|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Denotes projects that have not yet been released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |
= Film =
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 1999–2000
| Anna Gripenhielm | 54 episodes |
| 2002
| Chrissy Eriksson | Main role | |
| 2008
| Louise Fredman | Episode: "Sidetracked" |{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fy2zw|title=Wallander, Series 1, Sidetracked|publisher=BBC|access-date=15 April 2022|archive-date=8 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208144654/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fy2zw|url-status=live}} |
| rowspan="3" |2013
| data-sort-value="Inspector and the Sea, The " | The Inspector and the Sea | Jasmine Larsson | Episode: "Der Wolf im Schafspelz" | |
| data-sort-value="White Queen, The" |The White Queen
| Main role (miniseries) |
| data-sort-value="Vatican, The" | The Vatican
| Olivia Borghese | Television film |
| 2014
| data-sort-value="Red Tent, The" |The Red Tent | Dinah | Main role (miniseries) |{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_red_tent|title=The Red Tent|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=15 April 2022|archive-date=15 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415171209/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_red_tent|url-status=live}} |
| 2023–present
| Silo | Juliette Nichols | Main role; also executive producer |
| 2023
| Wild Scandinavia | Narrator | Three-part wildlife series |
= Podcast =
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|+ !Year !Title !Role !Ref |
| 2022
|Spark Hunter |Her (voice) |
Awards and nominations
References
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