Liv Ullmann at Cannes in 2000
Liv Johanne Ullmann (born December 16, 1938) is a Norwegian actress, author and film director. She played lead roles in nine films by Ingmar Bergman, with whom she had a daughter, Norwegian/Swedish author Linn Ullmann.
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).
She has been living in New York City for many years with her second husband, U.S. citizen Donald Saunders, whom she married in 1985.
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.
Selected filmography
As actress
As director
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 was named for her.
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