Rebecca Ferguson
Biography
Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström is a Swedish actress born on October 19, 1983, in Stockholm, Sweden. She is bilingual and has built an extensive career working in Sweden, Great Britain, and the United States. Ferguson was raised in the Vasastaden district of Stockholm. Her father is Swedish, and her mother, Rosemary Ferguson, is of Scottish and Northern Irish descent. In addition to her work as an actress, she has also been credited as a model. Known for portraying strong and resilient characters, she has established a significant international presence in both film and television throughout her professional life.
Career overview
Ferguson began her television acting career in 1999 with the Swedish soap opera Nya Tider. She made her motion picture debut in 2004 with the Swedish slasher film Drowning Ghost. She achieved international prominence for her portrayal of Elizabeth Woodville in the 2013 British BBC drama The White Queen, a role that earned her a nomination for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film. Her work has been recognized with various accolades, including a Saturn Award and two Critics' Choice Super Awards.
In film, Ferguson is perhaps most notably known for her role as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in the Mission: Impossible film series, where she starred opposite Tom Cruise. Throughout her career, she has accumulated 44 known acting credits. Her professional trajectory reflects a transition from early Swedish television and film productions to major international motion picture projects, primarily within the United States. She continues to be recognized for her contributions to both film and television.
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- Mercy (2026) as Judge Maddox
- Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026) as Kaulo / Zelda
- Dune: Part Three (2026) as Lady Jessica
- The Magic Faraway Tree (2026) as Dame Snap
- A House of Dynamite (2025) as Captain Olivia Walker
- Dune: Part Two (2024) as Jessica
- Silo (2023) as Juliette Nichols
- Silo (2023) Executive Producer
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) as Ilsa Faust
- Wild Scandinavia (2023) as Narrator
- Dune (2021) as Lady Jessica Atreides
- Reminiscence (2021) as Mae
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019) as Self
- Men in Black: International (2019) as Riza
- Doctor Sleep (2019) as Rose the Hat
- The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) as Morgana
- Cold Night (2019) as Jenny Sorensen
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) as Ilsa Faust
- Little Match Girl (2018) as Mother
- The Greatest Showman (2017) as Jenny Lind
- Life (2017) as Miranda North
- The Snowman (2017) as Katrine Bratt
- The Girl on the Train (2016) as Anna Watson
- Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) as Kathleen Weatherley
- Despite the Falling Snow (2016) as Katya Grinkova / Lauren Grinkova
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) as Ilsa Faust
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Hercules (2014) as Ergenia
- The Red Tent (2014) as Dinah
- Keep It in the Family (2014) as Self - Guest
- The White Queen (2013) as Elizabeth Woodville
- Us (2013) as Linda
- The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) as Self
- A One-Way Trip to Antibes (2011) as Maria
- Irresistible (2011) as Woman
- Lennart (2010) as Hemtjänstpersonal
- Puls (2010) as Linda
- Wallander (2008) as Louise Fredman
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Der Kommissar und das Meer (2007) as Jasmine Larsson
- Drowning Ghost (2004) as Amanda
- Ocean Ave. (2002) as Chrissy Eriksson
- Best Served Cold as Monza Murcatto