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Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann at Cannes in 2000.
Birth name Liv Johanne Ullmann
Born December 16, 1938 (1938-12-16) (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). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 772 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (975 × 757 pixel, file size: 172 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) en:Liv Ullmann at Cannes in 2000. ... -1... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... -1... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Ingmar Bergman   (IPA: in Swedish) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs of the twentieth century. ... Linn Ullmann (born in Oslo, Norway in 1966) is the daughter of actress Liv Ullmann and director Ingmar Bergman, and a respected Norwegian author and journalist. ...


Liv Ullman was born in Tokyo (where her engineer father was working at the time), and grew up in Trondheim, Norway. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Trondheim (Icelandic name: Þrándheimur; Lithuanian name: Trondheimas; former German name: Drontheim) is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, 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). Scener ur ett äktenskap (roughly translated as Scenes from a Marriage) is a Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. ... The Emigrants (Utvandrarna) is a 1971 film directed by Jan Troell. ... Face to Face (Ansikte mot ansikte in Swedish) is a 1976 movie which tells the story of a psychiatrist who is suffering from her own mental illness. ... Look up Change in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Choices is the thirteenth episode of the Guinevere Jones television show. ...


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. The Fantasticks was the longest-running musical in history. ... The cover of the 1961 paperback edition Lost Horizon is a fantasy adventure novel by James Hilton. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... 1985 studio recording I Remember Mama is a musical with a book by Thomas Meehan, primary lyrics by Martin Charnin, and music by Richard Rodgers. ...


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. UNICEF Logo The United Nations Childrens Fund or UNICEF (Arabic: ; French: ; Spanish: ) was established by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946. ... An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum, not to be confused with an honors degree) is an academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ... The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, known by its Norwegian acronym NTNU (from Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet), is located in Trondheim and is attended by about 20,000 students. ...


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). Faithless is a Swedish film ödirected by Liv Ullman from a script by Ingmar Bergman. ... Scener ur ett äktenskap (roughly translated as Scenes from a Marriage) is a Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. ... For the Baroque dance and its corresponding musical form, see Sarabande. ...


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. The Danish Poet is a 2006 animated short film by Torill Kove, co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Norways MikroFilm AS. The film is narrated by Liv Ullmann. ... This class was known as Short Subjects, cartoons from 1932 until 1970, and as Short Subjects, animated films from 1971 to 1973. ... The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best in film for 2006, took place on February 25, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. ...

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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 were still living together. [1] Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ...


She has a daughter fathered by Ingmar Bergman (according to her autobiography, _Changing_, 1977).


Selected filmography

As actress

The Danish Poet is a 2006 animated short film by Torill Kove, co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Norways MikroFilm AS. The film is narrated by Liv Ullmann. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For the Baroque dance and its corresponding musical form, see Sarabande. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mindwalk is a 1990 movie directed by Bernt Amadeus Capra, based on a book by his brother Fritjof Capra, named The Turning Point. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Höstsonaten is a 1978 Swedish film which tells the story of a famous pianist who confronts her neglected daughters. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 film based on the 1974 book of the same name. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Serpents Egg is a 1977 English and German film directed by Ingmar Bergman, set in 1920s Berlin. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Face to Face (Ansikte mot ansikte in Swedish) is a 1976 movie which tells the story of a psychiatrist who is suffering from her own mental illness. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Broadway Playbill with June Allyson Forty Carats is a play by Jay Allen adapted from the French original by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy. ... Scener ur ett äktenskap (roughly translated as Scenes from a Marriage) is a Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Papess, a Marseilles tarot card of the 18th century, which depicts a female Pope. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 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. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Emigrants, or Utvandrarna, is a 1971 film which tells the story of a Swedish couple who emigrate to 19th century America. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... The Passion of Anna (original Swedish title En Passion) is a 1969 drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Skammen (Swedish for Shame), is a 1968 black-and-white film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and starring Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Persona is a movie by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, released in 1966, and featuring Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

As director

Faithless is a Swedish film ödirected by Liv Ullman from a script by Ingmar Bergman. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Kristin Lavransdatter is the common name for a trilogy of historical novels written by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset. ... Sigrid Undset as photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1927. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Quote

  • "It's better to wake up alone knowing that you're alone, than waking up with someone and still be lonely"

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: "The Journey Home," "Ole Bull," and " A Doll's House," based on Henrik Ibsen's famous play. She has also received an offer making a movie in Sweden. Inadequate funding is the main reason "A Doll's House" has not been filmed.

Liv Tyler (born Liv Rundgren, on July 1, 1977 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, New York[1]) is an American actress most famous for her roles of Grace Stamper in Armageddon and Arwen in the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003). ...

See also

Ingmar Bergman   (IPA: in Swedish) (born July 14, 1918) is a Swedish stage and film director who is one of the key film auteurs of the twentieth century. ...

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Awards
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
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

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