Rebecka Liljeberg
Encyclopedia
Rebecka Månstråle Liljeberg (born May 13, 1981) is a Swedish actress.
film Show Me Love (also commonly known by its Swedish title 'Fucking Åmål'). She also quit high school
to take up the role, which ultimately won her the 1999 Guldbagge Award
for Best Actress, together with Alexandra Dahlström
.
course in order to graduate from high school. While studying, she also starred in the relatively successful arthouse film Bear's Kiss, and voiced a character in the Swedish version of IMAX
film T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous. In 2002, she completed the adult education course, and then went on to study medicine
at the Karolinska Institute. She graduated in 2009.
Liljeberg is known to enjoy working with computers, and has been working at a small computer firm for some years while studying. However, she has suggested that this is not something she wants to do in the long-term.
She wrote a semi-regular column for Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet
for some time. Liljeberg also contributed to UNESCO
's Utrymme anthology
of twenty works from young writers around the world.
again.
Early life
Liljeberg's mother was relatively young when Rebecka was born, and Liljeberg's parents divorced when she was one year old. At the age of 9 (1991), Liljeberg began her acting career when she won a role in the series Sunes jul. Between 1993 and 1997, she became involved in amateur theatre, which she continued with until gaining a role in the film Närkontakt later in 1997. However, it was the following year when she won her breakthrough role in the Lukas MoodyssonLukas Moodysson
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film Show Me Love (also commonly known by its Swedish title 'Fucking Åmål'). She also quit high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
to take up the role, which ultimately won her the 1999 Guldbagge Award
Guldbagge Award
The Guldbagge Award is an official Swedish film award awarded annually since 1964 by the Swedish Film Institute.-Etymology:Guldbagge is the Swedish name for Cetonia aurata, a beetle also known as rose chafer. The name of the award could also be interpreted as a play on the Swedish word skalbagge,...
for Best Actress, together with Alexandra Dahlström
Alexandra Dahlström
Lena Marina Alexandra Dahlström is a Swedish actress.-Career:Dahlström gained international attention in 1998, after starring as "Elin" in the film Show Me Love. For this, she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress, together with Rebecka Liljeberg...
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Movies
After her roles in Show Me Love and Sherdil, Liljeberg began an adult educationAdult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
course in order to graduate from high school. While studying, she also starred in the relatively successful arthouse film Bear's Kiss, and voiced a character in the Swedish version of IMAX
IMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
film T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous. In 2002, she completed the adult education course, and then went on to study medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
at the Karolinska Institute. She graduated in 2009.
Liljeberg is known to enjoy working with computers, and has been working at a small computer firm for some years while studying. However, she has suggested that this is not something she wants to do in the long-term.
She wrote a semi-regular column for Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet
Svenska Dagbladet
Svenska Dagbladet is a daily newspaper in Sweden. The first issue appeared on 18 December 1884. Svenska Dagbladet is published in Stockholm and provides coverage of national and international news as well as local coverage of the Greater Stockholm region...
for some time. Liljeberg also contributed to UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
's Utrymme anthology
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
of twenty works from young writers around the world.
Present
She now lives in Stockholm with her boyfriend Alexander Skepp. They have three children: Harry Teodor, born in June 2002, Vera, born on January 1, 2005 and Kerstin born June 2009. While she has suggested that she aims to concentrate on a medical career, Liljeberg has not ruled out the prospect of acting in more films if she receives the right offer. She has also expressed a desire to work with director Lukas MoodyssonLukas Moodysson
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again.
Filmography
- Sunes jul (1991) (series)
- Närkontakt (1997)
- Längtans blåa blomma (series) (1998)
- Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål) (1998)
- Lithivm (1998)
- Där regnbågen slutar (1999)
- Sherdil (1999)
- SkärgårdsdoktornSkärgårdsdoktornSkärgårdsdoktorn was a Swedish television series produced by SVT Drama. The series ran from 1997 to 2000 and a total of 18 episodes were produced...
(2000) - Födelsedagen (2000)
- Eva & Adam (2000)
- Bear's KissBear's KissBear's Kiss is a 2002 dramatic fantasy romance film directed by Sergei Bodrov.A German, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, French, and Italian co-production, it tells the story of the circus girl Lola, who raises a bear from cubhood. When she discovers that the bear, named Misha, can transform into a young...
(2002)