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Liv Ullmann

Date of birth: 1938-12-16

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Liv Ullman, Liv Johanne Ullmann

Liv 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.

Movie Credits

Persona
4

Persona

1966-10-18

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in al

Cries and Whispers
4

Cries and Whispers

1972-12-21

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
3.4

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996-04-06

Her name conjures up beauty, grace, talent and style. One of the greatest actresses of her time, she

A Bridge Too Far
3.6

A Bridge Too Far

1977-06-15

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to

A Look at Liv
0

A Look at Liv

1979-01-31

Using original footage and interviews, family photos, and excepts from many of the actress's screen

Foto: Sven Nykvist
0

Foto: Sven Nykvist

1973-12-31

A short documentary about the work of Swedish cinematographer and Ingmar Bergman collaborator, Sven

Shame
3.8

Shame

1968-09-29

In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on

Autumn Sonata
4

Autumn Sonata

1978-10-08

After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva.

Through a Glass, Darkly
3.4

Through a Glass, Darkly

2008-10-17

A moving, magic and playful story about a young girl who, at the end of her life, learns to accept d

The Emigrants
3.7

The Emigrants

1971-03-08

Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. G

Face to Face
3.6

Face to Face

1976-04-05

Two psychiatrists' marriage is tested when one suffers a mental breakdown.

Cold Sweat
2.9

Cold Sweat

1970-12-18

During the Korean War, Joe Moran, is convicted for striking a colonel. Imprisoned in Germany he enco

40 Carats
2.9

40 Carats

1973-06-28

After an overnight fling with a man nearly 20 years her junior while vacationing in Greece, Ann Stan

The New Land
3.8

The New Land

1972-02-26

A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the

The Passion of Anna
3.8

The Passion of Anna

1969-11-10

A recently divorced man and an emotionally devastated widow begin a love affair.

Minns ni?
0

Minns ni?

1993-10-24

A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170

Dangerous Moves
2.9

Dangerous Moves

1984-04-15

During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and politica

Pope Joan
3

Pope Joan

1972-08-16

Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The

The Serpent's Egg
3.1

The Serpent's Egg

1977-10-28

In 1923 Berlin, following the suicide of his brother, an American acrobat struggles to survive while

Mindwalk
3.4

Mindwalk

1991-12-05

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Sonia meets Jack and Tom. Sonia is a Norwegian physicist

Hour of the Wolf
3.7

Hour of the Wolf

1968-02-19

While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotion

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
3

Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

2022-02-25

A journey through Swedish queer film history.

The Bay Boy
2.8

The Bay Boy

1984-09-06

A Roman Catholic teenage boy in Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the 1930s faces va

The Night Visitor
3.1

The Night Visitor

1971-02-10

An insane Swedish farmer escapes from an asylum to get revenge on his sister, her husband and others

The Lady from the Sea
3

The Lady from the Sea

1979-11-06

Norwegian TV-Drama based on Henrik Ibsen's play. All the choices you take, have consequences for bot

Saraband
3.6

Saraband

2003-12-01

A follow-up to Scenes from a Marriage (1973); some thirty years after divorcing Johan, Marianne deci

The Wayward Girl
3.1

The Wayward Girl

1959-10-08

Gerd, considered a woman of dubious morals, falls in love with a boy whose family does not accept th

Let's Hope It's a Girl
3.5

Let's Hope It's a Girl

1986-02-06

A multifaceted exploration of the pointlessness of sexual stereotypes. Liv Ullmann is a countess who

Zandy's Bride
3.1

Zandy's Bride

1974-05-19

Zandy Allan purchases a mail-order bride, Hannah Lund. He treats her as a possession, without respec

An-Magritt
2.9

An-Magritt

1969-02-06

In Norway in the 1600s, An-Magritt is born as the result of a rape.

Lost Horizon
2.7

Lost Horizon

1973-03-14

While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued a

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
3.8

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012-02-04

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, a

Leonor
2.8

Leonor

1975-09-01

Richard is a medieval nobleman. After his first wife dies in an accident and is buried in the family

Liv Ullmann Scener Fra Et Liv
0

Liv Ullmann Scener Fra Et Liv

1997-06-13

The film is a portrait of Liv Ullmann as an actress, director, human rights activist and a private p

Liv Ullmann - Eine Nahaufnahme
0

Liv Ullmann - Eine Nahaufnahme

2013-11-06

Light Keeps Me Company
3.9

Light Keeps Me Company

2000-08-26

Carl-Gustaf Nykvist's documentary about his father, Sven Nykvist. The film is based on Sven's memoir

Scenes from a Marriage
4

Scenes from a Marriage

1974-09-15

Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a façade for a

Liv & Ingmar
3.4

Liv & Ingmar

2012-09-28

The 42 year long relationship between legendary actress Liv Ullmann and master filmmaker Ingmar Berg

Two Lives
3.3

Two Lives

2012-10-19

Europe 1990, the Berlin wall has just crumbled: Katrine, raised in East Germany, but now living in N

Zorn
2.6

Zorn

1994-08-19

Swedish painter Anders Zorn gained notoriety for his nudes. His works are currently worth millions.

Pictures of Europe
0

Pictures of Europe

1990-04-25

What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures

Gaby: A True Story
3.1

Gaby: A True Story

1987-10-30

The life of Gaby Brimmer, a girl physically handicapped, who finally gets her goals of study and tri

Løven - Henrik Ibsen
0

Løven - Henrik Ibsen

2006-10-20

We follow Henrik Ibsen throughout his life. From early shame over his father's bankruptcy, via bitte

The Wild Duck
3.4

The Wild Duck

1984-03-05

Ibsen's play, adapted to Australia, concerns a couple forced to answer for their daughter's legitima

The Rose Garden
3.2

The Rose Garden

1989-12-22

In Germany, an old man attacks another old man and is arrested. The attacker refuses to speak. A fem

Tonny
2.8

Tonny

1962-01-22

Tonny is a school boy in foster care who serves his first sentence in jail. We follow him 24 hours b

… But Film Is My Mistress
3.1

… But Film Is My Mistress

2010-05-12

Guided by Liv Ullmann and with commentaries from a number of prominent filmmakers for whom Bergman i

I Am Curious, Film
1.9

I Am Curious, Film

1995-10-28

The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries

Farewell Moscow
3.5

Farewell Moscow

1987-02-09

Chaplin Today: 'A Woman of Paris'
3

Chaplin Today: 'A Woman of Paris'

2003-07-17

"A Woman of Paris" (1923) was the first film Chaplin made for United Artists Film Corporation, which

Stjärnbilder
0

Stjärnbilder

1995-09-10

A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and con

The Danish Poet
3.5

The Danish Poet

2006-02-15

A woman ponders over the strange coincidences that made her forefathers and -mothers meet and create

Night of 100 Stars III
2

Night of 100 Stars III

1990-05-21

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

The Human Voice
0

The Human Voice

1979-11-28

After “five years of happiness,” a love affair is ending. The woman uses the telephone as the last r

The Nix
0

The Nix

Set in the mountains of Northern Sweden, The Nix is a nightmarish fable about a family of three wome

Forever as the End – Fate
0

Forever as the End – Fate

2022-12-31

Following Kristallnacht in 1938, Ulrich Ollendorff’s family flees Berlin as to avoid the horrific de

The Magic Flute
3.6

The Magic Flute

1975-10-04

The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daug

Fools in the Mountains
3.1

Fools in the Mountains

1957-08-19

At a high mountain hotel in Norway, porter Poppe tries to do the best he can for the guests with an

The Ox
3.3

The Ox

1991-11-22

In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master's ox to feed his wife and

Richard's Things
2.3

Richard's Things

1980-12-26

Following her husband's death, a wife discovers and confronts her husband's lover. Their mutual pain

The Girlfriend
2.5

The Girlfriend

1989-04-13

Since childhood, Raquel and Maria have been close friends. Now all grown-up, Raquel has fulfilled he

Time of Indifference
1

Time of Indifference

1991-04-21

A penniless countess falls in love with a cad, unaware that he is also involved on the side with her

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
3.6

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

2015-08-27

A personal and captivating account of the extraordinary life and work of Ingrid Bergman (1915-82), a

The Abdication
2.6

The Abdication

1974-10-03

Queen Christina of Sweden abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.

Det hender ikke meg
0

Det hender ikke meg

1979-01-17

Interviews with Kjell who is a cancer patient, children who smoke and various celebrities on their v

A Poem in Images
2.5

A Poem in Images

2004-04-20

A featurette on Ingmar Bergman's Persona.

The Long Shadow
3.1

The Long Shadow

1992-01-01

Upon his father's death, a Hungarian stage actor travels to Israel for the funeral and meets his ste

Players
2

Players

1979-06-08

A rising tennis star falls for an older woman engaged with a wealthy man she doesn't love.

Cocktailparty
2.5

Cocktailparty

1967-09-05

Lavinia has left her husband before a cocktail party. They have both had relationships. A foreign gu

Arne Skouen - en mann for sin tid
0

Arne Skouen - en mann for sin tid

1998-07-01

Directed by Bergman (The Making of Saraband)
3.6

Directed by Bergman (The Making of Saraband)

2003-12-03

A documentary about the production of Ingmar Bergman's TV film "Saraband."

Citizen Schein
3

Citizen Schein

2017-03-10

Harry Schein was an anomaly in Swedish cultural society. Equal parts playboy, intellectual, and poli

Did you leave us, Blake?
3

Did you leave us, Blake?

2002-01-01

Short documentary

Dreamplay
0

Dreamplay

1994-08-05

Hindu god Indra has a daughter Agnes, who visits Earth to find out if people have legitimate complai

To Paint With Pictures
0

To Paint With Pictures

2005-01-01

Documentary about the making of Swedish film director Jan Troell's "The New Land" (1971) and "The Em

Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
0

Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

1983-05-22

An Argentinian newspaper publisher is imprisoned by his government for dissent.

Kort är sommaren
0

Kort är sommaren

1962-12-26

Lieutenant Glahn arrives in a small village in northern Norway. He wants to live in peace in the com

De kalte ham Skarven
0.5

De kalte ham Skarven

1965-02-04

About a fisherman who has to face judgement on his life after an accident.

Home Town
3.4

Home Town

2018-03-06

Who are we? Where do we come from? With private recordings, unique archive footage and stories from

Persona: The Film That Saved Ingmar Bergman
4

Persona: The Film That Saved Ingmar Bergman

2018-02-07

In 1965 Ingmar Bergman filmed “Persona”, the cult film that brought together all of the Swedish film

Bergman: A Year in a Life
3.7

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018-07-12

The year 1957 was one of the most prolific for the Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: he shot two fil

Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion
0

Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion

2004-01-01

A documentary about En Passion

Shame: The Search for Humanity
0

Shame: The Search for Humanity

A short documentary about Skammen

The Search for Sanity
5

The Search for Sanity

2004-04-20

A short documentary about Hour of the Wolf.

Searching for Ingmar Bergman
3

Searching for Ingmar Bergman

2018-07-12

A meaningful account of the personal and professional life of the great Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Ber

An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman
0

An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

1968-04-14

Produced in 1968 for New York's WNET public television station and filmed by Gunnar Fischer, host Le

Away from Home
3

Away from Home

2004-02-02

A documentary about the making of Ingmar Bergman's 1977 film "The Serpent's Egg."

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
3.1

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

2005-07-17

How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the

Viaggio in Bergmania
3.5

Viaggio in Bergmania

2011-04-16

This is a cinematic pilgrimage by two young Turkish directors to their biggest source of inspiration

Wars Don't End
4

Wars Don't End

2018-09-26

During World War II, 12 000 children were born to Norwegian mothers and German soldiers. In WARS DON

Norwegian Seamen
4

Norwegian Seamen

2007-01-01

The history of Norwegian seamen goes from the Viking Age, and over to the present time when young pe

Die Frauen in Ingmar Bergmans Filmen
0

Die Frauen in Ingmar Bergmans Filmen

1993-07-03

Documentary about the Woman in Ingmar Bergman's Movies

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
0

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

1991-03-29

True story (based on the book by Eleanor Coerr) about a Japanese girl named Sadako Sasaki, who was t

Night of 100 Stars
3.4

Night of 100 Stars

1982-03-08

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place

The Trigon
3

The Trigon

1966-05-03

Two old friends live together and live in their own happy but real world. Both dream of conquering M

Møte med "Pæra"
3

Møte med "Pæra"

1964-05-02

Schoolmates 20 years later.

Onkel Vanja
2.5

Onkel Vanja

1963-09-26

A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Elena.

The Vocation
4.5

The Vocation

1974-04-02

Sven Nykvist, best known as Ingmar Bergman cinematographer, made this film as a tribute to his fathe

The Making of Autumn Sonata
0

The Making of Autumn Sonata

This documentary, shot by Arne Carlsson on the set of AUTUMN SONATA, charts the process of bringing

Oslofilm: Bak kulissene
0

Oslofilm: Bak kulissene

1964-01-01