Rebecka Liljeberg

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

Early life and career She was born on 13 May 1981 in Nykvarn, Sweden. Her mother is Swedish and her father is Finnish. 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 Lukas Moodysson film Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål) (1998). She quit high school to make the film, which ultimately won her the 1999 Guldbagge Awards for best actress, together with Alexandra Dahlström.

Personal life Liljeberg stopped acting after her film Bear's Kiss (2002) and now works as a doctor after completing her residency at Södersjukhuset in Stockholm. She lives in Stockholm. Even though it has been a while since Liljeberg stopped acting, her patients sometimes recognize her.