Linn Ullmann

Linn Ullmann. Photo: Agnete Brun

Linn Karin Beate Ullmann (born August 9, 1966 in Oslo ) is a Norwegian writer , journalist and child actress .

Life

Linn Ullmann is the daughter of Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman . Her siblings and half-siblings include the actresses Anna Bergman and Lena Bergman , the actor Mats Bergman , the director Eva Bergman and the directors Jan Bergman and Daniel Bergman .

Already in 1971 and 1978 she had small roles in films with her mother and made her debut as a writer in 1998 with Før du sovner . She lives and works in Oslo, where she works as a cultural journalist for the daily Dagbladet .

In 1997 she accepted the Palm of the Palms as "Best Director of All Time" on behalf of her father at the Cannes International Film Festival . In 2011 she was appointed to the competition jury at the 64th Cannes Film Festival .

Ullmann is married to the poet and playwright Niels Fredrik Dahl . The couple have a daughter together.

Works

• Profession director. Arne Skouen and his films . Lübeck, 1999, ISBN 3-924214-49-2 .
• The liar. Novel . Droemer, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-426-19518-6 .
• If I am with you. Novel . Droemer, Munich, 2002, ISBN 3-426-19610-7 .
• Grace. Novel . Droemer , Munich 2004, ISBN 3-426-19652-2 .
• A blessed child . Droemer, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-426-19734-0 .
• The secret . Luchterhand Literaturverlag , Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-630-87409-8 .
• The restless . Luchterhand, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-630-87421-0 .

Awards (selection)

• Amalie Skram Prize 2007
• Novel award of the P2 audience 2015 for De urolige

Filmography

• 1971: Emigrants (Utvandrarna)
• 1972: The New Land (Nybyggarna)
• 1972: Screams and Whispers (Viskningar och rop)
• 1978: Autumn sonata (high sonatas)

Web links

Commons : Linn Ullmann  - Collection of Images

• Literature by and about Linn Ullmann in the catalog of the German National Library
• Linn Ullmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website of Linn Ullmann (English)