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She made her film debut in director [[Ester Martin Bergsmark]]'s movie ''Something Must Break'' (2014)<ref name="imdb"/> which was based on the novel ''You Are the Roots That Sleep at My Feet and Keep the Earth in Place'' by {{Interlanguage link multi|Eli Levén|sv}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/film/filmrecensioner/saga-becker-det-dar-sokandet-har-jag-sjalv-gatt-igenom/|title=Saga Becker: 'Det där sökandet har jag själv gått igenom'|work=Sydsvenskan|accessdate=28 August 2015|language=sv}}</ref> In April 2014, Becker traveled to New York for the premiere showing at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref name=Tribeca>{{cite web|title='Something Must Break' Premiere - 2014 Tribeca Film Festival|url=http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Saga+Becker/Something+Must+Break+Premiere+2014+Tribeca/pDK2HXbAZy0|website=Zimbio.com|accessdate=5 September 2015}}</ref> For her role as the character Sebastian/Ellie in the film she won a [[Guldbagge Awards|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/de-kan-vinna-arets-guldbaggar/|title=De kan vinna årets Guldbaggar|work=Dagens Nyheter|accessdate=28 August 2015|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviezine.se/nyheter/2015-ars-guldbaggenomineringar|title=2015 års Guldbaggenomineringar|work=MovieZine|accessdate=28 August 2015|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svt.se/guldbaggen/saga-becker-skrev-historia-se-kanslosamma-talet-i-guldbaggen|title=Saga Beckers känslosamma tal i Guldbaggen|work=svt.se|accessdate=29 September 2015|language=sv}}</ref>
She made her film debut in director [[Ester Martin Bergsmark]]'s movie ''Something Must Break'' (2014)<ref name="imdb"/> which was based on the novel ''You Are the Roots That Sleep at My Feet and Keep the Earth in Place'' by {{Interlanguage link multi|Eli Levén|sv}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/film/filmrecensioner/saga-becker-det-dar-sokandet-har-jag-sjalv-gatt-igenom/|title=Saga Becker: 'Det där sökandet har jag själv gått igenom'|work=Sydsvenskan|accessdate=28 August 2015|language=sv}}</ref> In April 2014, Becker traveled to New York for the premiere showing at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref name=Tribeca>{{cite web|title='Something Must Break' Premiere - 2014 Tribeca Film Festival|url=http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Saga+Becker/Something+Must+Break+Premiere+2014+Tribeca/pDK2HXbAZy0|website=Zimbio.com|accessdate=5 September 2015}}</ref> For her role as the character Sebastian/Ellie in the film she won a [[Guldbagge Awards|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/de-kan-vinna-arets-guldbaggar/|title=De kan vinna årets Guldbaggar|work=Dagens Nyheter|accessdate=28 August 2015|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviezine.se/nyheter/2015-ars-guldbaggenomineringar|title=2015 års Guldbaggenomineringar|work=MovieZine|accessdate=28 August 2015|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svt.se/guldbaggen/saga-becker-skrev-historia-se-kanslosamma-talet-i-guldbaggen|title=Saga Beckers känslosamma tal i Guldbaggen|work=svt.se|accessdate=29 September 2015|language=sv}}</ref>


Becker was nominated for a Rising Star Award at the [[Stockholm Film Festival]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/sv/under-festivalen/rising-star-award-2014|title=Rising Star Award 2014|work=Stockholms filmfestival|accessdate=28 August 2015|language=sv}}</ref> In 2015 Becker became the ambassador for the organization Suicide Zero, an organization that works to prevent [[suicide]]s.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/article20801387.ab |title=Saga Becker |work=Aftonbladet |accessdate=1 September 2015|language=sv}}</ref> Becker had talked about being suicidal before her [[Gender Reassignment Surgery|gender reassignment operation]].<ref name="auto"/> Becker will, working with Suicide Zero, focus on transgender and [[Homosexuality|gay]] people at risk.<ref name="auto"/>
Becker was nominated for a Rising Star Award at the [[Stockholm Film Festival]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/sv/under-festivalen/rising-star-award-2014|title=Rising Star Award 2014|work=Stockholms filmfestival|accessdate=28 August 2015|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329052707/http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/sv/under-festivalen/rising-star-award-2014|archive-date=29 March 2015|dead-url=yes}}</ref> In 2015 Becker became the ambassador for the organization Suicide Zero, an organization that works to prevent [[suicide]]s.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/article20801387.ab |title=Saga Becker |work=Aftonbladet |accessdate=1 September 2015|language=sv}}</ref> Becker had talked about being suicidal before her [[Gender Reassignment Surgery|gender reassignment operation]].<ref name="auto"/> Becker will, working with Suicide Zero, focus on transgender and [[Homosexuality|gay]] people at risk.<ref name="auto"/>


Becker has demanded that the Swedish film industry give more roles to [[transgender]] actors and actresses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/rydhagen-becker-kraver-en-forandring/|title=Rydhagen: Becker kräver en förändring|work=Expressen|accessdate=1 September 2015|language=sv}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qx.se/samhalle/28403/saga-becker-forst-att-ta-hivtest-hos-rfsl|title=Saga Becker först att ta hiv-test hos RFSL|work=QX.se|accessdate=1 September 2015|language=sv}}</ref> Earlier, in February 2015, she had been a guest at the [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]] talk show ''Malou Efter Tio'' presented by [[Malou von Sivers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv4.se/efter-tio/klipp/guldbaggevinnaren-saga-becker-om-att-v%C3%A4lja-livet-3065073|title=Guldbaggevinnaren Saga Becker om att välja livet|publisher=TV4.se|accessdate=1 September 2015|language=sv}}</ref>
Becker has demanded that the Swedish film industry give more roles to [[transgender]] actors and actresses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/rydhagen-becker-kraver-en-forandring/|title=Rydhagen: Becker kräver en förändring|work=Expressen|accessdate=1 September 2015|language=sv}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qx.se/samhalle/28403/saga-becker-forst-att-ta-hivtest-hos-rfsl|title=Saga Becker först att ta hiv-test hos RFSL|work=QX.se|accessdate=1 September 2015|language=sv}}</ref> Earlier, in February 2015, she had been a guest at the [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]] talk show ''Malou Efter Tio'' presented by [[Malou von Sivers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv4.se/efter-tio/klipp/guldbaggevinnaren-saga-becker-om-att-v%C3%A4lja-livet-3065073|title=Guldbaggevinnaren Saga Becker om att välja livet|publisher=TV4.se|accessdate=1 September 2015|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054037/http://www.tv4.se/efter-tio/klipp/guldbaggevinnaren-saga-becker-om-att-v%C3%A4lja-livet-3065073|archive-date=4 March 2016|dead-url=yes}}</ref>


On 3 July 2015, Becker hosted ''[[Sommar (radio program)|Sommar i P1]]'', broadcast on [[Sveriges Radio]], where she talked about her career and her life as a transgender actress<ref name="sverigesradio"/> and described her life experience as a transgender person by saying, {{quote|text=Sometimes life has edges, sharp jagged edges that can cut ... and I cut myself all the time for it is difficult to live in a world if one does not exist. To deny oneself to fit in is stressful for both the body and the [[Psychology|psyche]]. Not being able to be [myself] could mean the end. I can not lie anymore. This is my truth.<ref name=Expressen />}}
On 3 July 2015, Becker hosted ''[[Sommar (radio program)|Sommar i P1]]'', broadcast on [[Sveriges Radio]], where she talked about her career and her life as a transgender actress<ref name="sverigesradio"/> and described her life experience as a transgender person by saying, {{quote|text=Sometimes life has edges, sharp jagged edges that can cut ... and I cut myself all the time for it is difficult to live in a world if one does not exist. To deny oneself to fit in is stressful for both the body and the [[Psychology|psyche]]. Not being able to be [myself] could mean the end. I can not lie anymore. This is my truth.<ref name=Expressen />}}

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Saga Becker
Saga Becker in 2015
Born1988 (age 35–36)
Eringsboda, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Known forSomething Must Break (2014)[1]

Saga Becker (born 1988) is a Swedish actress.[2] Becker is known for her work on Something Must Break (2014) 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.[3] Becker is the eldest child of her parents and has two younger brothers.[4]

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.[4]

Career

She made her film debut in director Ester Martin Bergsmark's movie Something Must Break (2014)[1] which was based on the novel You Are the Roots That Sleep at My Feet and Keep the Earth in Place by Eli Levén [sv].[5] In April 2014, Becker traveled to New York for the premiere showing at the Tribeca Film Festival.[6] 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.[7][8][9]

Becker was nominated for a Rising Star Award at the Stockholm Film Festival in 2014.[10] In 2015 Becker became the ambassador for the organization Suicide Zero, an organization that works to prevent suicides.[11] Becker had talked about being suicidal before her gender reassignment operation.[11] Becker will, working with Suicide Zero, focus on transgender and gay people at risk.[11]

Becker has demanded that the Swedish film industry give more roles to transgender actors and actresses.[12] 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.[13] Earlier, in February 2015, she had been a guest at the TV4 talk show Malou Efter Tio presented by Malou von Sivers.[14]

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[3] and described her life experience as a transgender person by saying,

Sometimes life has edges, sharp jagged edges that can cut ... and I cut myself all the time for it is difficult to live in a world if one does not exist. To deny oneself to fit in is stressful for both the body and the psyche. Not being able to be [myself] could mean the end. I can not lie anymore. This is my truth.[4]

Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 Something Must Break Stockholm Film Festival Rising Star Award Nominated
2015 Guldbagge Award, Best Female Lead Role Won

References

  1. ^ a b "Saga Becker Biography". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Saga Becker föddes som man: 'Jag skar mig, hade ätstörningar och ville dö'" (in Swedish). Hänt.se. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Saga Becker" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Becker: Det är första gången jag berättar det". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Saga Becker: 'Det där sökandet har jag själv gått igenom'". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  6. ^ "'Something Must Break' Premiere - 2014 Tribeca Film Festival". Zimbio.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  7. ^ "De kan vinna årets Guldbaggar". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  8. ^ "2015 års Guldbaggenomineringar". MovieZine (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Saga Beckers känslosamma tal i Guldbaggen". svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Rising Star Award 2014". Stockholms filmfestival (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ a b c "Saga Becker". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Rydhagen: Becker kräver en förändring". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Saga Becker först att ta hiv-test hos RFSL". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Guldbaggevinnaren Saga Becker om att välja livet" (in Swedish). TV4.se. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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