Liv Ullmann

Also known as Johanne Liv Ullmann, Liv Johanne Ullmann

Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter (born 1938)

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Liv Ullmann is a Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter born in 1938 who became one of the most acclaimed performers in European cinema. She is particularly known for her collaborations with director Ingmar Bergman and her work in psychological dramas that explored complex human emotions and relationships.

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Born: 16 December 1938
Works: 9

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A doll's house

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Tokyo, Japan

Liv Johanne Ullmann (born 16 December 1938) is a Norwegian actress and film director. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses, Ullmann is known for her numerous acclaimed collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Ullmann won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama in 1972 for the film The Emigrants (1971), and has been nominated for another four. In 2000,…

Known for

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled — Self2023
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer — Self2022
Forever as the End – Fate — Herself - Narrator (voice)2022
Home Town — Herself (voice)2018
Persona: The Film That Saved Ingmar Bergman — Self2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life — Self2018
Searching for Ingmar Bergman — Self - Actress2018
Wars Don't End — Narrator (voice)2018
Citizen Schein — Self2017
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words — Self2015

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Instance of: human
Given name: Liv
Gender: female
Citizenship: Sweden
Place of birth: Tokyo
Child: Linn Ullmann
Occupation: film director
Employer: UNICEF
Languages spoken: Swedish
Religion: Christianity
Award: David di Donatello for Best Actress
Participant in: 1997 Cannes Film Festival
Image: Liv Ullmann 2024 (cropped).png
Work location: Norway
Residence: Boston

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date of birth: 1938-12-16
Commons category: Liv Ullmann
nominated for: European Film Award for Best Film
unmarried partner: Ingmar Bergman
start of work period: 1957-00-00
related category: Category:Films directed by Liv Ullmann
topic has template: Template:Liv Ullmann
birth name: Liv Johanne Ullmann

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Liv Johanne Ullmann (born 16 December 1938) is a Norwegian actress and filmmaker. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses of all time, Ullmann is known as the muse and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, whom she dated for five years. She acted in many of his films, including Persona (1966), Cries and Whispers (1972), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), The Passion of Anna (1969), and Autumn Sonata (1978).

Ullmann won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama in 1972 for the film The Emigrants and has been nominated for another four. In 2000, she was nominated for the Palme d'Or for her second directorial feature film, Faithless. She has received two BAFTA Award nominations, and two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for The Emigrants and Ingmar Bergman's Face to Face. On 25 March 2022, Ullmann was presented with an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her "bravery and emotional transparency that has gifted audiences with deeply affecting screen portrayals".

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