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Liv Ullmann

  • Actress
  • Director
  • Writer
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Liv Ullman, portrait for "The Abdication," 1974. Modern silver gelatin, 14x11, matted on 20x16 board. $600 © 1978 Skrebneski MPTV
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Liv Ullmann's father was a Norwegian engineer who used to work abroad, so as a child she lived in Tokyo, Canada, New York and Oslo. In the mid-1950s she made her stage debut and in 1957 made her film debut. She really became successful, however, when she began to work for Swedish director Ingmar Bergman in such films as Persona (1966), The Passion of Anna (1969) and Face to Face (1976). She also had a successful film career away from Bergman (The Abdication (1974), Dangerous Moves (1984).
BornDecember 16, 1938
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BornDecember 16, 1938
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 52 wins & 28 nominations total

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    Known for

    Harriet Andersson and Kari Sylwan in Cries & Whispers (1972)
    Cries & Whispers
    7.9
    • Maria
    • 1972
    Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann in Autumn Sonata (1978)
    Autumn Sonata
    8.1
    • Eva
    • 1978
    Shame (1968)
    Shame
    8.0
    • Eva Rosenberg
    • 1968
    The Emigrants (1971)
    The Emigrants
    8.0
    • Kristina
    • 1971

    Credits

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    Actress



    • The Nix
      • Flora
      • Pre-production



    • Nicole Kidman, Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett, Mark Strong, King Princess, Annie Murphy, and Henry Golding in Nine Perfect Strangers (2021)
      Nine Perfect Strangers
      7.0
      TV Series
      • 2025
    • Two Lives (2012)
      Two Lives
      7.1
      • Ase Evensen
      • 2012
    • Lang dags ferd mot natt
      TV Movie
      • Mary Tyrone
      • 2011
    • Angry Man (2009)
      Angry Man
      7.4
      Short
      • Mother (English version, voice)
      • 2009
    • Through a Glass, Darkly (2008)
      Through a Glass, Darkly
      6.3
      • Mormor
      • 2008
    • The Danish Poet (2006)
      The Danish Poet
      7.5
      Short
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2006
    • Erland Josephson and Liv Ullmann in Saraband (2003)
      Saraband
      7.5
      • Marianne
      • 2003
    • Hello Ingmar (2001)
      Hello Ingmar
      Short
      • Elisabet
      • 2001
    • Zorn (1994)
      Zorn
      5.7
      • Emma Zorn
      • 1994
    • Drømspel (1994)
      Drømspel
      6.2
      • Ticket Seller
      • 1994
    • The Long Shadow (1992)
      The Long Shadow
      5.7
      • Katherine
      • 1992
    • Stellan Skarsgård and Ewa Fröling in The Ox (1991)
      The Ox
      7.1
      • Maria Gustavsson
      • 1991
    • Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (1991)
      Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
      7.3
      Short
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 1991
    • John Heard, Sam Waterston, and Liv Ullmann in Mindwalk (1990)
      Mindwalk
      7.6
      • Sonia Hoffman
      • 1990
    • Maximilian Schell and Liv Ullmann in The Rose Garden (1989)
      The Rose Garden
      6.7
      • Gabriele Schlüter-Freund
      • 1989

    Director



    • Colin Farrell and Jessica Chastain in Miss Julie (2014)
      Miss Julie
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Lena Endre and Erland Josephson in Faithless (2000)
      Faithless
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Pernilla August in Private Confessions (1996)
      Private Confessions
      7.2
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Lumière and Company (1995)
      Lumière and Company
      6.9
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Elisabeth Matheson in Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)
      Kristin Lavransdatter
      4.5
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Karen-Lise Mynster in Sofie (1992)
      Sofie
      6.6
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Love (1982)
      Love
      5.4
      • Director (segment "Parting")
      • 1982

    Writer



    • Colin Farrell and Jessica Chastain in Miss Julie (2014)
      Miss Julie
      5.5
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • Elisabeth Matheson in Kristin Lavransdatter (1995)
      Kristin Lavransdatter
      4.5
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • Karen-Lise Mynster in Sofie (1992)
      Sofie
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • Love (1982)
      Love
      5.4
      • Writer (segment "Parting")
      • 1982

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Liv
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • December 16, 1938
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Spouses
        Donald SaundersSeptember 8, 1985 - 1995 (divorced)
    • Children
      • Linn Ullmann
    • Parents
        Janna Ullmann
    • Other works
      "Flyktningen," with Liv Ullmann in the cast.
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Biographical Movies
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 1 Portrayal
      • 4 Interviews
      • 5 Articles
      • 4 Pictorials
      • 13 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      Has a cottage on a cliff overlooking a fjord in Norway.
    • Quotes
      [on working as a director] I've worked with more bad directors than good directors, and you learn by the bad ones because you find out how they destroy other peoples' fantasy life.
    • Trademarks
        Serious, introspective characters
    • Nickname
      • The Norwegian Angel

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