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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
    • 55 wins & 27 nominations total

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Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)
Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)
Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)
Trevor Howard, Jim Kennedy, and Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)
Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)
Trevor Howard, Jim Kennedy, Per Oscarsson, and Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)
Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)
Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)
Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)
Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)
Hanne Borchsenius and Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)
Hanne Borchsenius, Per Oscarsson, and Liv Ullmann in The Night Visitor (1971)

Known for

Harriet Andersson and Kari Sylwan in Cries & Whispers (1972)
Cries & Whispers
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  • Maria
  • Agnes' sister
  • 1972
Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann in Persona (1966)
Persona
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  • Elisabet Vogler
  • 1966
The Emigrants (1971)
The Emigrants
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  • Kristina
  • 1971
Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann in Autumn Sonata (1978)
Autumn Sonata
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  • Eva
  • 1978

Credits

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Actress

  • The Nix
    • Flora
    • Pre-production
  • Two Lives (2012)
    Two Lives
    • Ase Evensen
    • 2012
  • Angry Man (2009)
    Angry Man
    • Mother (English version, voice)
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Through a Glass, Darkly (2008)
    Through a Glass, Darkly
    • Mormor
    • 2008
  • The Danish Poet (2006)
    The Danish Poet
    • Narrator (voice)
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Saraband (2003)
    Saraband
    • Marianne
    • 2003
  • Zorn (1994)
    Zorn
    • Emma Zorn
    • 1994
  • Drømspel (1994)
    Drømspel
    • Ticket Seller
    • 1994
  • The Long Shadow (1992)
    The Long Shadow
    • Katherine
    • 1992
  • Stellan Skarsgård and Ewa Fröling in The Ox (1991)
    The Ox
    • Maria Gustavsson
    • 1991
  • Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (1991)
    Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
    • Narrator (voice)
    • Short
    • 1991
  • John Heard, Sam Waterston, and Liv Ullmann in Mindwalk (1990)
    Mindwalk
    • Sonia Hoffman
    • 1990
  • Maximilian Schell and Liv Ullmann in The Rose Garden (1989)
    The Rose Garden
    • Gabriele Schlüter-Freund
    • 1989
  • Gli indifferenti (1988)
    Gli indifferenti
    • Maria Grazia
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • The Girlfriend (1988)
    The Girlfriend
    • María
    • 1988
  • Gaby: A True Story (1987)
    Gaby: A True Story
    • Sari
    • 1987

Director

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

Writer

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

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Liv Ullman
  • 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
    • 12 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Outside Scandinavia she has constantly been mistaken for a Swede despite being 100% Norwegian. The reason for this is probably because non-Scandinavians don't realize how ordinary it is for Swedes and Norwegians to work across the borders in the film industry, and mainly because of her frequent collaboration with Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. One example of this mistake is even evident here on the Internet Movie Database, where her nationality on the award page for the 2001 Cannes Film Festival (jury president) is listed as "Sweden.".
  • 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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