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Liv Ullmann

Acting

Born December 16, 1938 · Tokyo, Japan

Also known as Liv Ullman · Liv Johanne Ullmann

Biography

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, she was nominated for the Palme d'Or for her second directorial feature film, Faithless. She has also received two BAFTA Award nominations, for her performances in Scenes from a Marriage (1973) and Face to Face (1976), and two Academy Award nominations, for The Emigrants and Face to Face. On March 25, 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Liv Ullmann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Honorary Award · 2022
  • Haugesund Walk of Fame · 2016
  • Oslo City Culture Award · 2012
  • Telenor Culture Award · 2009
  • Donostia Award · 2007
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  • European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award · 2004
  • South Trøndelag county Culture Award · 2001
  • Arts Council Norway Honorary Award · 1997
  • honorar citizen of Trondheim · 1997
  • Den Spillende Faun · 1995
  • The Amanda Committee's Honorary Award · 1992
  • Silver ShellBest Actress · 1988
  • Trondheim Municipality Culture Award · 1987
  • Medal of honor Dag Hammarskjold · 1985
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1973
  • Peer Gynt Literary Award · 1973
  • David di DonatelloBest Actress
  • David di DonatelloBest Foreign Actress
  • David di Donatello AwardLifetime Achievement
  • Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want
  • Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav
  • European Film AwardBest Film · 2000 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1977 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Actress in a Play · 1977 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Actress in a Play · 1975 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 1973 · nominated

Filmography36 titles

Scenes from a Marriage

1974as Marianne

Persona

1966as Elisabet Vogler

Scenes from a Marriage

as Marianne

Autumn Sonata

1978as Eva

Light Keeps Me Company

2000as Self

Cries & Whispers

1972as Maria

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

as Self

The Passion of Anna

1969as Anna Fromm

Shame

1968as Eva Rosenberg

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018as Self

Hour of the Wolf

1968as Alma Borg

I Am Divine

2013as Self (archive)

Songs of Earth

2023Executive Producer

A Bridge Too Far

1977as Kate ter Horst

Face to Face

1976as Dr. Jenny Isaksson

The Magic Flute

1975as Woman in Audience (uncredited)

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

2015as Self

Spirited

2022Thanks

Liv & Ingmar

2012as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996as Self (archive footage)

The Rose Garden

1989as Gabriele

Two Lives

2012as Ase Evensen

Faithless

2000Director

The Ox

1991as Maria

The Night Visitor

1971as Ester Jenks

Zandy's Bride

1974as Hanna Lund

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

2018as Self - Actress

Dangerous Moves

1984as Marina Fromm

40 Carats

1973as Ann Stanley

Cold Sweat

1970as Fabienne Martin

Miss Julie

2014Director, Writer

The Abdication

1974as Queen Kristina

Lost Horizon

1973as Catherine

Richard's Things

1980as Kate Morris