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Saga Becker

b. 1988

Swedish actress

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About Saga Becker

Born 1988. Saga Becker is a Swedish actor, film actor and film director, known for Something Must Break.

Saga Becker (born 1988) is a Swedish actress. Becker is known for her performance as Sebastian in Something Must Break for which she was nominated for a Rising Star Award at the Stockholm Film Festival in 2014 and won a Guldbagge Award for Best Female Lead Role in 2015.

Early life Becker grew up in Eringsboda, Sweden, in a wooded area outside Ronneby. Today she resides in Stockholm. Becker is the eldest child of her parents and has two younger brothers.

When discussing her experience growing up transgender, she said she knew she was different and tried to create a dream world where she saw herself as a girl falling in love with a man. In school, she was bullied and received death threats and as a result of the harassment began to drink alcohol, and both starve and cut herself. In April 2014, Becker traveled to New York for the premiere showing at the Tribeca Film Festival. For her role as the character Sebastian/Ellie in the film she won a Guldbagge Award for Best Female Lead Role in 2015 and thereby became the first transgender actress both to be nominated and win a Guldbagge Award.

Becker was nominated for a Rising Star Award at the Stockholm Film Festival in 2014. In 2015 Becker became the ambassador for the organization Suicide Zero, an organization that works to prevent suicides. Becker had talked about being suicidal before her gender reassignment operation. In March 2015, Becker became the first person to get tested for HIV at the RFSL's new testing station Testpoint in Stockholm as it had its opening day. Earlier, in February 2015, she had been a guest on the TV4 talk show Malou Efter Tio presented by Malou von Sivers.

On 3 July 2015, Becker hosted Sommar i P1, broadcast on Sveriges Radio, where she talked about her career and her life as a transgender actress and described her life experience as a transgender person by saying,

Awards 2014

Stockholm Film Festival Rising Star Award 2015 Guldbagge Award, Best Female Lead Role

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Important facts

Born
1988, Eringsboda
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Known for
Something Must Break

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Saga Becker?

Swedish actress

When was Saga Becker born?

Saga Becker was born in 1988 in Eringsboda.

What is Saga Becker's occupation?

Saga Becker is an actor, film actor and film director.

What is Saga Becker known for?

Saga Becker is known for Something Must Break.

What nationality is Saga Becker?

Saga Becker is Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Saga Becker

· Wikidata: Q18816550

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