Harriet Andersson
Harriet Andersson in Summer with Monika (1952).
Born	January 14, 1932 (1932-01-14) (age 75) Stockholm, Sweden

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She often played impulsive working class characters and quickly established a reputation on screen for her youthful, unpretentious, full-lipped sensuality. She disdains the use of makeup. The term working class is used to denote a social class. ...

Film Actress

Andersson met Bergman at Malmö stadsteater in the early 1950s, when she was working as an elevator attendant. They had a romantic relationship and it was during this time he helped launch her film career. Motto: FrÃ¥n arbetarstad till kunskapsstad (eng: From industrial city to knowledge city) Location of Malmö in northern Europe Coordinates: , Country  Sweden Municipality Malmö Municipality County SkÃ¥ne County Province Scania (SkÃ¥ne) Charter 13th century Government  - Mayor Illmar Reepalu Area  - City 335. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Her breakthrough role in Summer with Monika (1952), had been specifically written for her by Bergman. The film was particularly notable for Andersson's nude scene, one of the first in postwar European cinema. It was inspired by Hedy Lamarr's notorious skinny-dipping scene in Ecstasy, twenty years earlier. Filmed in Sweden, the motion picture features a musical score by Les Baxter. Summer with Monika (se: Sommaren med Monika) is a 1953 film directed by the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. ... Nudity in film is the appearance in motion pictures of people without clothing. ... Hedy Lamarr (November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian/Jewish-American actress and communications technology innovator. ... Skinny dipping, also spelled skinny-dipping, is swimming naked, i. ... Ecstasy (or Extáze in Czech) is an Austrian-Czech film made in 1933 by the Austro-Czech director Gustav Machatý. It stars Hedy Lamarr, credited under her original surname Kiesler, and Zvonimir Rogoz. ... Les Baxter (March 14, 1922 - January 15, 1996) studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory before moving to Los Angeles for further studies at Pepperdine College. ...

Although the romantic relationship with Bergman was short-lived, they continued to work together. Andersson appeared in several of his best known films, including Smiles of a Summer Night, Through a Glass Darkly, Cries and Whispers, and Fanny and Alexander. Sommarnattens leende (Smiles of a Summer Night) is a 1955 film directed by Ingmar Bergman. ... Through a Glass Darkly (originally titled SÃ¥som i en spegel) is a 1961 film written and directed by Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, and produced by Allan Ekelund. ... Cries and Whispers (original title Viskningar och rop) is a 1973 Swedish film which tells the story of two sisters who watch over their third sisters deathbed, both afraid she might die, but hoping she does. ... Fanny and Alexander (Swedish: Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982, Academy Award-winning Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. ...

In Through A Glass Darkly Andersson performed with her then husband, Max Von Sydow, her father, Gunnar Björnstrand, and his adolescent son. Andersson portrays a latent schizophrenic. The movie title is taken from a verse in First Corinthians (13:12) in which Paul of Tarsus says For now we see through a glass darkly: But then face to face; Now I know in part; But then I shall know even as I am also known. The plot deals with the actions of four persons during a twenty-four hour period in an old house a far distance out on the Swedish Archipelago. Some audiences were shocked by Andersson's vivid portrayal of the presence of God as represented in the dark world of a schizophrenic.  , (born April 10, 1929) is an Academy-Award nominated Swedish actor, known in particular for his collaboration with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. ... Gunnar Björnstrand, (13 November 1909 - 26 May 1986) was a Swedish character actor known for his frequent work with writer/director Ingmar Bergman. ... Latent can mean hidden, presently inactive or potentially existing but not yet realized. In specific contexts, it can mean: Latent heat, the amount of energy released or absorbed by a substance during a change of phase Latent geologic fault Latent medical condition, a condition that is present but not active... Schizophrenia is a psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior, thinking, and emotion. ... See also: Second Epistle to the Corinthians and Third Epistle to the Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians is a book of the Bible in the New Testament. ... Paul of Tarsus (b. ... The Mergui Archipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...

Like a number of other Bergman regulars, she also had a brief international career. She made her English-language debut in Sidney Lumet's The Deadly Affair (1966) and most recently appeared in Lars von Trier's Dogville (2003). Portrait of Sidney Lumet, May 7, 1939. ... The Deadly Affair is a 1966 film, based on the story Call for the Dead, by John le Carre. ... Lars von Trier (born Lars Trier, April 30, 1956) is a Danish film director closely associated with the Dogme95 collective, calling for a return to plausible stories in filmmaking and a move away from artifice and towards technical minimalism. ... Dogville is a 2003 movie written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Chloe Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård and James Caan, among others. ...

Awards

Andersson has won several awards for her acting, including the Swedish Guldbagge Award, the Norwegian Amanda and best actress awards on the Venice Film Festival (1964) and the Moscow International Film Festival (1975). The official Swedish film award. ... The Amanda is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, since 1985. ... The Venice Film Festival (it: Mostra Internazionale dArte Cinematografica) is the oldest Film Festival in the World (began in the 1932) and takes place every year in late August/early September on the Lido di Venezia in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi, in Venice, Italy. ... Moscow International Film Festival is a film festival held in Moscow. ...

Private Life

In a 1962 interview in Los Angeles, California, Andersson commented on the unfairness of America's perception of the prevalence of alcoholism in Sweden. She exclaimed, I have never seen so many people in my life who begin with a dry martini in the morning here. d Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... See: Martini (cocktail) - a popular cocktail. ...

She declined to be questioned about sex or politics, claiming that she was not interested in either topic. She said she owned neither a mink coat or a car. Instead, Andersson either rode with friends who had cars or called a taxi.

Harriet Andersson is married to the Finnish director, Jörn Donner, and she appeared in Donner's 1961 film, To Love. She gave birth to a daughter in 1960. She named her Petra after her character in Smiles of a Summer Night.

References

• "Bergman Genius Seen In Neenah Art Film", Appleton Post-Crescent, December 1, 1965, p. D7. 
• "Sweden's Monika", Charleston Gazette, November 27, 1955, p. 89. 
• "Bergman Festival in Belmont", San Mateo County Times, November 10, 1965, p. 10. 
• "Harriet Andersson:The Actress Asks The Questions", Winnipeg Free Press, May 1, 1962, p. 9. 

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Selected Filmography

• Dogville (2003)
• Fanny and Alexander (1982)
• Cries and Whispers (1972)
• The Deadly Affair (1966)
• All These Women (1964)
• To Love (1961)
• Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
• Last Pair Out (1956)
• Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
• Dreams (1955)
• A Lesson in Love (1954)
• Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
• Summer with Monika (1952)

Dogville is a 2003 movie written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Chloe Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård and James Caan, among others. ... Fanny and Alexander (Swedish: Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982, Academy Award-winning Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. ... Cries and Whispers (original title Viskningar och rop) is a 1973 Swedish film which tells the story of two sisters who watch over their third sisters deathbed, both afraid she might die, but hoping she does. ... The Deadly Affair is a 1966 film, based on the story Call for the Dead, by John le Carre. ... All These Women is a 1964 comedy film directed by Ingmar Bergman. ... Through a Glass Darkly (originally titled Såsom i en spegel) is a 1961 film written and directed by Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, and produced by Allan Ekelund. ... Last Pair Out (Swedish title Sista paret ut), is a 1956 Swedish film directed by Alf Sjöberg and written by Ingmar Bergman. ... Sommarnattens leende (Smiles of a Summer Night) is a 1955 film directed by Ingmar Bergman. ... Dreams (original title Kvinnodröm) is a 1955 Swedish film by Ingmar Bergman. ... A Lesson in Love (Swedish: En lektion i kärlek) is a 1954 film directed by Ingmar Bergman. ... Sawdust and Tinsel (original title Gycklarnas afton) is a 1953 Swedish film by Ingmar Bergman. ... Summer with Monika (se: Sommaren med Monika) is a 1953 film directed by the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. ...

External Links

• Harriet Andersson at the Internet Movie Database