Rebecka Månstråle Liljeberg (born 13 May 1981) is a Swedish former actress who starred in the Swedish film '' Show Me Love'' (''Fucking Åmål'') (1998).

Early life and career

Rebecka was born in the town of Turinge,

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to an 18-year-old Swedish mother Kristina, and a 24-year-old Finnish father, Jyrki. Her parents divorced when she was one year old. As a child, she acted at Vår teater, a children's theatre in Stockholm. At the age of nine, Liljeberg won a role in the series '' Sunes jul''. Between 1993 and 1997, she continued in amateur theatre until landing a role in the film ''Närkontakt'' later in 1997. The following year, she got her breakthrough in the

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film '' Show Me Love'' (''Fucking Åmål'') (1998). She quit high school to make the film, which ultimately won her the 1999

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for best actress, together with Alexandra Dahlström. After her roles in ''Fucking Åmål'' and ''Sherdil'', Liljeberg began an adult education course in order to graduate from high school. While studying, she also starred in the relatively successful arthouse film '' Bear's Kiss'' which was her first and only English-speaking film and dubbed a character in the Swedish version of the

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movie '' T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous''. In 2002, she completed the adult education course, and went on to study medicine at the

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, one of the largest medical

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Personal life

Liljeberg stopped acting after her film ''Bear's Kiss'' (2002) and now works as a doctor after completing her residency at

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in Stockholm. She lives in Stockholm. Even though it has been a while since Liljeberg stopped acting, her patients sometimes recognize her.

Filmography

* (1991) '' Sunes jul'' (television series) * (1997) ''Närkontakt'' (short film) * (1998) ''Längtans blåa blomma'' (television series) * (1998) '' Show Me Love'' () * (1998) ''Lithivm'' (only production assistant) * (1999) ''Där regnbågen slutar'' * (1999) ''Sherdil'' * (1999-2000) ''Eva & Adam'' (television series) * (2000) ''

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'' (television series) * (2000) ''Födelsedagen'' * (2002) '' Bear's Kiss''

Awards and nominations

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liljeberg, Rebecka 1981 births Living people People from Nykvarn Municipality Swedish actresses Swedish child actresses Swedish people of Finnish descent Swedish women physicians Swedish pediatricians Karolinska Institute alumni Best Actress Guldbagge Award winners Women pediatricians