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Liv Ullmann
Liv Johanne Ullmann, born on December 16, 1938, is a groundbreaking Norwegian actress celebrated as one of the greatest European actresses of all time. Known for her repeated collaboration with acclaimed filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, she has acted in numerous films such as Persona, Cries and Whispers, Scenes from a Marriage, The Passion of Anna, and Autumn Sonata. Recognized for her critical and award-winning performances, Ullmann was awarded a Golden Globe in 1972 for the film The Emigrants and received subsequent nominations. She was also nominated for the Palme d'Or for her second directorial feature, Faithless.
Her acting contributions were not limited to film; she engaged in several theatrical performances, most notably as Nora in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. Her enriching relationship with Bergman fueled her acting career, leading to extraordinary performances in 10 of his films. Ullmann was nominated over 40 times for different awards and won the best actress prize from major film critics societies such as the National Society of Film Critics and the National Board of Review. She made her New York stage debut in 1975 in A Doll's House and later ventured into directing with her 1992 film Sofie. Her Faithless (2000) amassed nominations for both the Palme d'Or and Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival. She received an honorary Academy Award in 2022 for her undoubtedly impactful presence on-screen.
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Given Name: Liv Johanne Ullmann
Born: Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Citizenship: Norwegian
Birthday: December 16, 1938
Occupations: Actress, Director, Screenwriter
Years Active: 1957-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Hans Jakob Stang, Donald Richard Saunders
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Awards and Nominations Received by Liv Ullmann
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Movies Featuring Liv Ullmann
Persona
Face to Face
Saraband
Searching for Ingmar Bergman
Liv & Ingmar
Two Lives
… But Film Is My Mistress
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
And the Oscar Goes To…
Persona: The Film That Saved Ingmar Bergman
Home Town
Citizen Schein
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Faithless
Light Keeps Me Company
The Search for Sanity
Chaplin Today: ‘A Woman of Paris’
The Danish Poet
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Directed by Bergman (The Making of Saraband)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Night of 100 Stars III
Mindwalk
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
The Ox
Night of 100 Stars
To Paint With Pictures
The Bay Boy
Dangerous Moves
The Rose Garden
The Wild Duck
Gaby: A True Story
Richard’s Things
Let’s Hope It’s a Girl
The Girlfriend
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
Gaby: A True Story
Cold Sweat
Hour of the Wolf
The Abdication
The Magic Flute
Zandy’s Bride
The New Land
The Night Visitor
An-Magritt
Cries and Whispers
An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
Fools in the Mountains
The Wayward Girl
Sofie
Private Confessions
Pope Joan
The Passion of Anna
Scenes from a Marriage
Tonny
Zorn
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Scenes from a Marriage
40 Carats
Through a Glass, Darkly
The Serpent’s Egg
Autumn Sonata
Leonor
Players
The Emigrants
Lost Horizon
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
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