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Date of Birth

14 February 1932, Stockholm, Sweden

Height

5' 4½" (1.64 m)

Mini Biography

Discovered at age 20 by celebrated director Ingmar Bergman, she became part of Bergman's regular stable of performers; in fact, he wrote Summer with Monika (1952) especially for her debut. Extraordinary and versatile as an actress, her roles ranged from from the naíve young wife in Sawdust and tinsel (1953) to the mad visionary in Through a glass darkly (1962). Andersson also appeared in Fanny and Alexander (1983), Bergman's last film.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Mattias Thuresson

Mini Biography

Harriet Andersson came to Malmä stadsteater and met Ingmar Bergman in 1953. Her career is strongly tied to Bergman. Especially her film career in which she often appeared as strong, independent women, not rarely from the working class, with an erotic charisma. Andersson got her breakthrough with the title role in Sommaren med Monika (1953). Later she combined roles on the stage and on the big screen, and after 1968 chiefly at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. In film she was notably in Bergman's Gycklarnas afton (1953), Såsom i en spegel (1961), Viskningar och rop (1972) and Fanny och Alexander (1982)

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Trivia

One daughter: Petra (b. 1960)

Lived with Jörn Donner for a while in the 1960s.

Had a relationship with Ingmar Bergman in the 1950:s.

She appeared on stage occasionally in her early career and played roles that ranged from the title role in "The Diary of Anne Frank" to Ophelia in "Hamlet".

Her daughter, Petra, is named after the maid she played in Ingmar Bergman's cinematic masterpiece Sommarnattens leende (1955) [Smiles of a Summer Night]. The musical "A Little Night Music" was adapted from this film.

No relation to actress Bibi Andersson.

Where Are They Now

(January 2009) Received a long standing ovation and rapturous applause when given the Honorary Guldbagge for her body of work.

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