Rebecca Ferguson: Biography, Facts and Career

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. Born to a British mother and a Swedish father, Ferguson began her television career in 1999 with the Swedish soap opera Nya tider and made her big screen debut in 2004 with the slasher film Drowning Ghost. She came to international prominence with her portrayal of Elizabeth Woodville in the British drama series The White Queen (2013), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film. In American cinema, Ferguson portrayed MI6 agent Ilsa Faust, opposite Tom Cruise, in three of the Mission: Impossible films: Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018), and Dead Reckoning (2023), and Lady Jessica in the science fiction films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), winning her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as in the upcoming Dune: Part Three (2026). She also appeared in the films The Girl on the Train (2016), The Greatest Showman (2017), Doctor Sleep (2019), A House of Dynamite (2025), and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026). On television, she starred in the Apple TV+ science fiction series Silo (2023–2025), which earned her Saturn Award and Satellite Award nominations.

Quick facts about Rebecca Ferguson

• Full name: Rebecca Ferguson
• Born: 1983-10-19
• Nationality: Sweden
• Known as: Fashion figure
• Wikidata ID: Q4947838

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