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Bibi Andersson
Berit Elisabet Andersson, known professionally as Bibi Andersson, (11 November 1935 – 14 April 2019) was a celebrated Swedish actress, famed for her extensive collaborations with acclaimed filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She was born in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, to Karin (née Mansion), a social worker, and Josef Andersson, a businessman. She had her first collaboration with Bergman in 1951 and then furthered her acting studies at the Terserus Drama School and at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School. She joined the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm afterwards. Notably, she starred in 10 motion pictures and three television films directed by Bergman throughout the 50s, 60s, and 70s and was awarded Best Actress at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival for Bergman's film, Brink of Life. In 1963 she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her performance in Vilgot Sjöman's The Mistress. Particularly noteworthy was her intense role in the film Persona (1966). Beyond her work with Bergman, she acted with John Huston, Robert Altman, and was co-star to Steve McQueen in An Enemy of the People (1977). In the 1990s she ventured into theatre direction in Stockholm. Throughout 1980s and 1990s she worked primarily in television and as a theatre actress.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Berit Elisabet Andersson
Born: Stockholm, Sweden
Citizenship: Swedish
Birthday: November 11, 1935
Occupations: Actress, Theatre Director
Years Active: 1951-2009
Children: 1
Spouses: Kjell Grede, Per Ahlmark, Gabriel Mora Baeza
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Awards and Nominations Received by Bibi Andersson
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Movies Featuring Bibi Andersson
Persona
The Magician
Wild Strawberries
The Seventh Seal
Babette's Feast
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Light Keeps Me Company
Elina: As If I Wasn’t There
The Return of the Dancing Master
The Lost Prince
When Darkness Falls
Arn: The Knight Templar
Shit Happens
Marmalade Revolution
Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story
Exposed
Poor Butterfly
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
The Elephant Walk
Think of a Number
Quintet
The Kremlin Letter
The Girls
The Devil’s Eye
Lines from the Heart
A Question of Rape
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
The Pleasure Garden
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Miss Julie
Story of a Woman
Twice a Woman
Private Entrance
Rabies
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
Arn: The Kingdom at Road’s End
All These Women
The Concorde… Airport ’79
The Touch
The Passion of Anna
Images from the Playground
You Are My Adventure
Scenes from a Marriage
Last Pair Out
Miss Julie
Scenes from a Marriage
Black Palm Trees
Rain over Santiago
Duel at Diablo
My Sister My Love
The Butterfly’s Dream
Brink of Life
An Enemy of the People
Smiles of a Summer Night
Ingmar Bergman
Summer Place Wanted
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
The Mistress
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
Career Timeline
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1979
The Elephant Walk
The Mother
Quintet
Ambrosia
Twice a Woman
Laura
The Concorde… Airport ’79
Francine
1969
Think of a Number
Jane Merrild
Blow Hot, Blow Cold
Margit Lindmark
Miss Julie
Fröken Julie
The Passion of Anna
Eva Vergerus
1968
The Girls
Liz / Lysistrata
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
Self
Black Palm Trees
Elin Pappila
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