Rebecca Ferguson

She has three siblings.

Her parents are divorced.

Her father is Swedish. Her mother, Rosemary, is English and moved to Sweden when she was 25 years old. While Rebecca is sometimes said to be related to The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson , she denied this in a 2015 Daily Mail interview.

She graduated from music school, Adolf Fredriks Musikskola in the spring of 1999.

Has a son, Isac (born in 2007), with her ex-boyfriend Ludwig Hallberg. The couple separated in April 2015.

Has danced from a very early age; ballet, tap-dancing, jazz/show and street funk to Argentinean Tango. Her interest in tango has led to her being asked to help teach beginner courses in Lund, Sweden.

First Swedish actress to be nominated for a Golden Globe award in 15 years since Ann-Margret in 1999.

From the age of 13, she worked as a model in magazines, for television/cinema commercials and different brand names (make-up, clothes, jewellery), etc.

Stated her desire to work with director Tim Burton as well as actors Helen Mirren , Maggie Smith , Hugh Laurie and Helena Bonham Carter.

Did her own stunts in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation . She went under vigorous fitness and stunt training, consisting of 6-weeks of 6 hours-a-day training schedule, including Pilates, fight choreography and stunt practice.

Tom Cruise chose her for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation after having seen her in the mini-series "The White Queen" .

Is often compared to fellow Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman due to their striking resemblance. Her character in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is named Ilsa, just like Bergmans character in Casablanca . One of Rebeccas scenes in "Rogue Nation" was set in Casablanca. Her co-stars Tom Cruise s first celebrity crush was Ingrid Bergman in Notorious .

She is claustrophobic and suffers from vertigo.

Ranked #1 on IMDb STARmeter for three consecutive weeks - from August 10, 2015 to August 30, 2015.

Was named one of Varietys "10 Actors to Watch" in 2015.

Ranked #7 on IMDbs "Top Stars of 2015".

Her mother helped to translate ABBAs Waterloo from Swedish to English and was also the woman sitting cross-legged on a chair on the albums cover.

Attended an English-speaking school in Sweden and was raised bilingual, speaking Swedish and English.

The actresses who inspire her are Cate Blanchett , Helena Bonham Carter , Maggie Smith , Helen Mirren and Isabelle Huppert.

Was considered for the lead role in Alien: Covenant .

Shes a fan of "Breaking Bad" .

Was in a relationship with Karl Dures for 4 years in 2000s. They have 2 children together.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 18, a daughter Lillie May Dures on October 15, 2004. Childs father is her now ex-boyfriend, Karl Dures.

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 19, a son Karl Elliot Eaton Dures on March 1, 2006. Childs father is her now ex-boyfriend, Karl Dures.

Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 28, a daughter Arabella Dures circa October 20-25, 2014. Childs father is her ex-boyfriend.

I like to write poetry. .