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Rebecka Månstråle Liljeberg (born 13 May 1981) is a Swedish actress. 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 Moodysson film Show Me Love (also commonly known by its Swedish... MORE

Rebecka Månstråle Liljeberg (born 13 May 1981) is a Swedish actress. 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 Moodysson 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. After her roles in Show Me Love 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, 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 LESS