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Liv Ullmann

Milestones

  • Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
  • Birthday: December 16, 1939
  • 2000

    Directed "Faithless", an autobiographical script by Bergman; Erland Josephson hired to portray Ingmar Bergman

  • 1996

    Reteamed with Bergman who requested she helm his screenplay "Private Confessions", a continuation of his autobiographical films that began with "Fanny and Alexander" (1983) and included Billie August's "The Best Intentions" and son Danniel Bergman's "Sunday's Children" (both 1992); miniseries version aired first on Swedish TV in December; released theatrically in Europe in 1997 and in the USA in January 1999; Nykvist served as director of photography; von Sydow was featured in cast

  • 1995

    Contributed to "Lumiere and Company"

  • 1995

    Sophomore effort behind the camera, "Kristin Lavransdatter"; also wrote script, adapting Sigrid Undset's epic novel of 14th Century Norway for which the author received the 1928 Nobel Prize and may have inspired parts of "Gone With the Wind"; reportedly the most expensive film ever produced in Norway; original cut ran three hours, but Ullmann whittled it down to two hours and twenty-one minutes in response to criticism of its excessive length; became that country's "Titanic", seen at least once by more than half the population; Nykvist was director of photography; tenth collaboration with Josephson

  • 1994

    Fourth film acting with Andersson, "Dromspel", based on August Strindberg's "A Dream Play"; Josephson also in film

  • 1992

    Feature directorial debut, "Sofie", a Bergmanesque tale of a young Jew in late 19th-century Copenhagen; based on the novel "Mendel Philipsen and Sons" by Henri Nathansens; Josephson acted in film; also co-scripted

  • 1992

    Starred opposite Michael York in "The Long Shadow", feature directing debut of another famous cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond

  • 1991

    Appeared along with von Sydow and Josephson in "Th Ox", the feature directorial debut of Bergman's longtime cinematographer Sven Nykvist

  • 1989

    Portrayed an attorney who defends Maximillian Schell against charges of having been a Nazi in "The Rose Garden"

  • 1987

    Headlined Luis Mandoki's "Gaby--A True Story", playing the title character's mother

  • 1984

    Acted in the Oscar-winning (Best Foreign Film) "Dangerous Moves"

  • 1982

    Returned to Broadway in Ibsen's "Ghosts"

  • 1981

    First screenplay credit and debut as a director with the "Parting" segment of the anthology feature "Love"

  • 1980

    Appointed goodwill ambassador of UNICEF

  • 1980

    Played widow seduced by husband's lover in Harvey's "Richard's Things", sripted by Frederic Raphael from his novel

  • 1979

    Acted in "Great Performances" (PBS) presentation of "The Human Voice", a monologue during which a despondent and desperate woman tries vainly to communicate on the telephone with her former lover; Ingrid Bergman had played it for a 1967 ABC telecast

  • 1979

    Broadway musical debut in Richard Rodgers' "I Remember Mama"

  • 1978

    Ninth and last film acting for Bergman, "Autumn Sonata"; played Ingrid Bergman's daughter

  • 1977

    Played title role of Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie" on Broadway; Garbo had played part in 1930 movie

  • 1977

    Subject of a feature-length documentary, "A Look at Liv"

  • 1976

    Earned second Best Actress Oscar nomination for Bergman's "Face to Face"; starred opposite Josephson

  • 1975

    American stage debut in New York Shakespeare Festival revival of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House"

  • 1974

    Following in Greta Garbo's footsteps, played Queen Christina in Anthony Harvey's "The Abdication"

  • 1973

    Offered an outstanding performance in Bergman's "Scenes from a Marriage", mining the breakup of her own five-year relationship with the director for the part; third film with Andersson; fourth with Josephson; originally made for Swedish TV

  • 1973

    Reprised her "Emigrants" role for Troell's "The New Land", again opposite von Sydow

  • 1973

    US film debut, the ill-fated musical remake of "Lost Horizon"; also sang in film

  • 1972

    Received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Jan Troell's "The Emigrants"; starred opposite von Sydow

  • 1969

    Reteamed with Bergman, Andersson and Josephson for "The Passion of Anna"

  • 1968

    Initial collaboration with actors Erland Josephson and Max von Sydow, Bergman's "Hour of the Wolf"

  • 1966

    Swedish film debut, Ingmar Bergman's "Persona"; starred opposite Bibi Andersson

  • 1960

    Became a member of the Norwegian National Theater Company

  • 1957

    Film debut, "Fools in the Mountain"

  • 1957

    Made stage debut in title role, "The Diary of Anne Frank" at Stavanger, Norway

  • Family moved from Japan to Canada at the outbreak of WWII

  • Moved to Norway from Toronto after death of father

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