Liv Ullmann
Norwegian actress and filmmaker, muse of Ingmar Bergman.
She is a Norwegian actress and filmmaker recognized as one of the greatest European actresses of all time.[1] Liv Johanne Ullmann came into the world on 16 December 1938 in Tokyo, with both parents being Norwegian.[2][3][4]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Liv Johanne Ullmann
- Born
- 16 December 1938
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Actress, filmmaker
- Years active
- 1957–present
- Partner
- Ingmar Bergman (1965–1970)
- Children
- Linn Ullmann
- Relatives
- Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (grandson)
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
She and Bergman had a daughter, writer Linn Ullmann, born in 1966.[5][6] In 1977, The New York Times praised her Broadway performance in Anna Christie as "not to be missed and never to be forgotten"[7] The 2000 film Faithless, which she directed from a screenplay by Ingmar Bergman, was selected for competition at Cannes.[8][3][9]
What the cited sources add
The Festival de Cannes profile notes that Ullmann was a UNICEF ambassador for 20 years and presided over the charity GIR helping refugees.[8] The Golden Globes record lists her five nominations and one win, including a 1977 nomination for Face to Face and a 1975 nomination for Scenes from a Marriage.[3] That same source reports that Ullmann described life on the island of Fårö as "suffocating control" and "violent and without bounds" in her autobiography Changing.[6] The Guardian interview notes that Ullmann no longer acts and is an established director.[4]
The same interview states that Bergman cast her in Persona as an actress having a breakdown, and they fell in love.[4] According to the Film at Lincoln Center article, the relationship between Ullmann and Bergman started to develop while working on the 1965 movie Persona.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Liv Ullmann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Liv ULLMANN - Festival de Cannes", 2023-08-13; Holden, "A Filmmaker's Hold on His Muse", The New York Times, 12 December 2013; Solway, "Liv the Life", October 2009; Hattenstone, "A Lifelong Liaison", The Guardian, 2001-02-03 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Liv Ullmann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Larsen, "Liv Ullmann", 30 August 2017; "Family tree of Liv ULLMANN" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Liv Ullmann", Golden Globes. facts only, no text reused. goldenglobes.com
- Hattenstone, "A Lifelong Liaison", The Guardian, 2001-02-03. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- Wikipedia, "Liv Ullmann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Liv Ullmann On Love, Passion, Isolation and Friendship in Doc 'Liv & Ingmar'", Film at Lincoln Center, 2013-12-12 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Liv Ullmann On Love, Passion, Isolation and Friendship in Doc 'Liv & Ingmar'", Film at Lincoln Center, 2013-12-12. facts only, no text reused. filmlinc.org
- Wikipedia, "Liv Ullmann" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Barnes, "Theater: Liv Ullman's 'Anna Christie'", The New York Times, 15 April 1977 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Liv ULLMANN - Festival de Cannes", 2023-08-13. facts only, no text reused. festival-cannes.com
- "TROLOSA", Festival de Cannes. facts only, no text reused. festival-cannes.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Liv Ullmann (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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