Liv Ullmann
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| Liv Ullmann | |
 Liv Ullmann at Cannes in 2000. |
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| Birth name | Liv Johanne Ullmann |
| Born | December 16, 1938 (age 68) Tokyo, Japan |
Liv Johanne Ullmann (born December 16, 1938) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning Norwegian actress, author and film director. She played lead roles in nine films by Ingmar Bergman, with whom she had a daughter, Norwegian author Linn Ullmann. The consummate psychological actress, she was the object of critical acclaim the likes of which haven't been seen since the 1970s (awards include three Best Actress prizes from the prestigious National Society of Film Critics, two from the National Board of Review, a threesome from the New York Film Critics Circle, and one Golden Globe as well as a LAFCA honor).
Liv Ullman was born in Tokyo (where her engineer father was working at the time), and grew up in Trondheim, Norway.
Her work with Bergman, especially in the powerful Scenes from a Marriage, turned her into a 1970s feminist and cultural icon, as well as one of the most respected actresses of her time. She was nominated twice for an Academy Award (for The Emigrants and Face to Face), and published two successful biographies (Changing and Choices).
Coincidentally, two of Ullman's biggest flops were musical adaptations of classic works. The film version of Lost Horizon was a critical and commercial disaster, and the Broadway production of I Remember Mama underwent numerous revisions during an unusually long preview period, then closed after only 108 performances.
She is multi-lingual, speaking Norwegian, Swedish, English and other European languages. She is also a committed UNICEF goodwill ambassador, and has travelled widely for the organisation. Appointed honorary doctor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2006.
Lately, Ullmann has been making a name for herself as a film director (most notably with the acclaimed, Bergman-scripted drama Faithless) and could also be seen reprising her role from Scenes from a Marriage in 2003's Saraband (Bergman's final telemovie).
Ullmann narrated the Canada/Norway co-produced animated short The Danish Poet, which won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film at the 79th Academy Awards.
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[edit] Personal life
Ullmann has been married and divorced twice. Her first marriage was to Dr. Hans Jacob (Gappe), a psychiatrist. In the 1980s, she married Boston real estate developer Donald Saunders, whom she divorced in 1995. But as of 2001, the couple was still living together. [1]
[edit] Selected filmography
[edit] As actress
- The Danish Poet (2006) animated short (voice)
- Saraband (2003) (TV)
- Zorn (1994) (TV)
- Drømspel (1994)
- The Long Shadow (1992)
- Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (1991) (voice)
- Mindwalk (1990)
- The Rose Garden (1989)
- Gaby: A True Story (1987)
- The Bay Boy (1984)
- Autumn Sonata (1978)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977)
- The Serpent's Egg (1977)
- Face to Face (1976)
- The Abdication (1974)
- 40 Carats (1973)
- Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
- Pope Joan (1972)
- Cries and Whispers (1972)
- The Emigrants (1971)
- The Passion of Anna (1969)
- Shame (1968)
- Persona (1966)
[edit] As director
- Faithless (2000)
- Private Confessions (1998)
- Kristin Lavransdatter (from the novel by Sigrid Undset) (1995)
- Sofie (1992)
[edit] Quote
- "It's better to wake up alone knowing that you're alone, than waking up with someone and still be lonely"
[edit] Trivia
- American actress and model Liv Tyler is named after her.
- Since her international fame came in the films of Ingmar Bergman, she was often mistaken to be Swedish, especially by American moviegoers.
- She is currently working on three scripts, one called "The Journey Home", "Ole Bull" and the third is " A Doll's House", based on Henrik Ibsen's world-known play. She has also got an offer making a movie in Sweden. The main reason that "A Doll's House" is not being filmed, is because of financial problems.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Liv Ullmann at the Internet Movie Database
- Liv Ullmann at the TCM Movie Database
- Liv Ullmann at the Internet Broadway Database
- The Guardian/NFT interview with Shane Danielson, January 23, 2001
- Peter Bradshaw review of Trolösa, The Guardian, February 9, 2001
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Jane Fonda for Klute |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 1973 for The Emigrants |
Succeeded by Marsha Mason for Cinderella Liberty |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Ullmann, Liv |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ullmann, Liv Johanne |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | actress, author, director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo, Japan |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
