Liv Ullmann
Liv Johanne Ullmann (born December 16, 1938 in Tokyo , Japan ) is a Norwegian actress and director . Her best-known film appearances were in Ingmar Bergman's film dramas such as Persona , Scenes from a Marriage , Screams and Whispers and Face to Face as well as in Jan Troell's Emigranten and Das neue Land .
Life
Liv Ullmann was born in Tokyo. Her father, Ernst Viggo Ullmann, worked as a Norwegian aeronautical engineer for an American company, her mother Janna Erbe Lund was a bookseller. In 1941 the family moved to Canada . Shortly before the end of the war (1945), the father died of an accident at work with an airplane propeller two years earlier. After the end of the war, Ullmann returned to Norway with her mother and sister, where they settled in Trondheim . Liv Ullmann completed an acting training , including in London , and applied several times to the drama school of the National Theater in Oslo to no avail . In 1960 she was finally accepted as a member of the National Theater ensemble.
Ullmann was already a well-known theater actress in her home country when she met the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman in the mid-1960s. Under his direction and alongside Bibi Andersson , she played a silent stage actress in Persona (1966). The following films, some of them alongside Max von Sydow , made her internationally known. Ullmann and Bergman also became a couple privately. In 1966 she gave birth to a daughter, who later became a writer, Linn Ullmann . They separated after five years but continued to work together. She appeared for the first time in a non- Scandinavian film with Cold Sweat (1970) . She achieved world star status with the emigrant epics Emigranten (for which she was nominated with an Oscar ) and Das neue Land (1971–1972). In 1974 she said about her personality and her impact as an actress: “I think people can identify with me. In a way, I'm ordinary. Don't mistake me for a Hollywood star . Maybe that's my strength. "
In addition to other roles in Bergman films, including the successful television series Scenes from a Marriage (1973), she has appeared in numerous international film and theater productions. In 1975 she played Nora or A Puppet's House for the first time at a theater in the USA with her portrayal of Nora from Henrik Ibsen . She received the 1979 Outer Critics Circle Award for her acting work in Eugene O'Neill's play Anna Christie . She also got involved with UNICEF and other charitable organizations, for which she was awarded the Four Freedoms Award in 1984.
In 1992 Ullmann made her feature film debut as a director in the film drama Sofie , which received several awards. She was able to build on this success with Die Faulosen in 2000. The film, based on a script by Bergman, was shown in competition at the Cannes International Film Festival . They reunited their directorial work with the Bergman actors von Sydow and Erland Josephson and Bergman's cameraman Sven Nykvist . After 25 years, she also appeared again in a Bergman film with Sarabande (2003), which was to be the director's last.
In 1998 she was awarded the honorary professorship of the state of Schleswig-Holstein “in recognition and in recognition of her outstanding services to the support of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck as a cultural bridge in the Baltic Sea region” . In December 2004 she received the European Film Prize for her “outstanding contribution to world cinema”.
Liv Ullmann was married twice, first to the psychiatrist Hans Jacob Stang (1960–1965) and later to the realtor Donald Saunders (1985–1995). In 2002, doctors diagnosed her with a stroke and a life-threatening ventricle opening. She recovered completely after an operation. Her memoirs appeared in 1976 under the title Changes . Another autobiography appeared in 1985 under the title Tides . The pianist and author Ketil Bjørnstad summarized conversations with her in 2005, which were published under the title Livslinjer ( Eng . Paths of Life ).
Filmography (selection)
actress
- 1959: The young sinners (Ung Flukt) - Director: Edith Carlmar
- 1962: All Nights Longing (Kort är sommaren) - Director: Bjarne Henning-Jensen
- 1966: Persona - Directed by Ingmar Bergman
- 1968: The Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1968: Shame - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1969: Passion (En passion) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1970: Cold sweat (De la part des copains)
- 1971: Emigranten (Utvandrarna) - Director: Jan Troell
- 1971: The Night Visitor (The Night Visitor) - Director: László Benedek
- 1972: The New Land (Nybyggarna) - Director: Jan Troell
- 1972: Screams and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1972: Pope Joan (Pope Joan)
- 1973: Scenes from a marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1973: Lost Horizon (Lost Horizon)
- 1973: forty carats (40 carats)
- 1974: Zandys bride (Zandy's Bride) - Director: Jan Troell
- 1976: Face to face (Ansigte mot ansigte) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1977: The Snake Egg - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1977: The Arnhem Bridge (A Bridge Too Far)
- 1978: Autumn Sonata - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 1980: Richard's Legacy (Richard's Things)
- 1983: The Wild Duck (The Wild Duck)
- 1984: Dangerous Trains (La Diagonale du fou)
- 1985: Let's hope it's a girl (Speriamo che sia femmina)
- 1987: Farewell Moscow - Director: Mauro Bolognini
- 1987: Gaby : A True Story
- 1988: La Amiga - The Girlfriend (La amiga) - Director: Jeanine Meerapfel
- 1989: The Rose Garden (The Rose Garden)
- 1991: Der Ochse (Oxen) - Director: Sven Nykvist
- 1994: anger
- 2003: Sarabande (Saraband) - Director: Ingmar Bergman
- 2012: Two Lives - Director: Georg Maas
Narrator
- 1983: Children in the Holocaust.
- 2006: The Danish Poet - A Love Story (The Danish Poet)
Director
- 1982: Love (episode "Parting")
- 1992: Sofie
- 1995: Kristin Lavrans daughter (Kristin Lavransdatter)
- 1995: Lumière et Compagnie (episode "Liv Ullmann")
- 1996: Enskilda samtal (TV movie)
- 2000: The Faithless (Trolösa)
- 2014: Miss Julie (Miss Julie)
Awards (selection)
- 1973: nominated as best leading actress for emigrants
- 1977: Nominated for Best Actress for Face to Face
- 2022: Honorary Oscar for her life's work as an actress
- 1976: Nominated for Best Actress for Scenes from a Marriage
- 1977: Nominated for Best Actress for Face to Face
- 1974: Special prize for screams and whispers (together with Harriet Andersson , Kari Sylwan and Ingrid Thulin )
- 1975: Best Foreign Actress for Scenes from a Marriage
- 1979: Best Foreign Actress for Autumn Sonata (with Ingrid Bergman )
- 1986: Nominated for Best Actress for Let's Hope It's a Girl
- 1987: Best Actress for Farewell Moscow
- 1973: Best Actress - Drama for Emigrants
- 1974: Nominated for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical for Forty Carats
- 1975: Nominated for Best Actress in a Marriage Drama
- 1977: Nominated for Best Actress - Drama for Face to Face
- 1990: nominated for best leading actress - drama for Der Rosengarten
- 1969: Best Actress for The Hour of the Wolf; shame
- 1973: Best leading actress for Das neue Land
- 1976: Best Actress for Face to Face
National Society of Film Critics
- 1969: Best Actress for Shame
- 1974: Best leading actress for Das neue Land
- 1975: Best Actress for Scenes from a Marriage
- 1977: nominated as best leading actress for Face to Face - 3rd place
New York Film Critics Circle Award
- 1970: nominated as best leading actress for Passion - 3rd place
- 1973: Best Actress for Screams and Whispers; Emigrants
- 1974: Best Actress for Scenes from a Marriage
- 1977: Best Actress for Face to Face
- 1992: Sofie's favorite film
- 1992: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury for Sofie
- 1992: Grand Jury Prize for Sofie
- 1995: Grand Prix Special des Amériques "for their extraordinary contribution to the art of film"
Further awards
- 1969: Guldbagge for Best Actress : Shame
- 1976: Bambi in the category "Actress International"
- 1976: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress: Face to Face
- 1980: Pasinetti Prize for Best Actress at the Venice International Film Festival : Richard's Legacy
- 1988: Best Actress at the San Sebastián International Film Festival : La amiga
- 1992: Children's Film Prize of the Nordic Film Institute at the Nordic Film Days Lübeck : Sofie
- 1997: Norsk kulturråds ærespris
- 1997: Premi Flaiano de Cinematografia for her life's work
- 1997: FIPRESCI Prize of the Valladoid International Film Festival: Enskilda samtal
- 1998: Honorary Professor of the State of Schleswig-Holstein
- 2000: Baltic Film Award for a Nordic feature film at the Nordic Film Days Lübeck: The Faithless
- 2000: Ecumenical Film Award of the International Film Festival Norway : The Faithless
- 2000: Special Prize of the Vlaanderen-Ghent International Film Festival : The Faithless
- 2002: DIVA Award
- 2003: Honorary Award of the Copenhagen International Film Festival for Lifetime Achievement
- 2004: European film award "for your outstanding European performance in international cinema"
- 2005: Special award of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival "for your outstanding contribution to international cinema"
- 2007: Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award from the San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2014: Naming of an asteroid : (96327) Ullmann
literature
- Liv Ullmann: Changes ( Forandringe , 1976). Knaur, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-426-00568-9 (EA 1976).
- Liv Ullmann: Gezeiten ( Choices , 1984). Knaur, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-426-61618-1 (EA 1985).
- Liv Ullmann: Letters to my Grandchild ( Letters to my Grandchild , 1997). 2nd edition, dtv, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-423-25150-6 .
- Edvard Hambro: Liv Ullmann. Scenes of a life. Dtv, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-423-24268-X .
- Liv Ullmann, Ketil Bjørnstad : Life Paths (OT: Livslinjer, 2005). Btb, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-442-75175-6 .
- Robert Emmet Long (Ed.): Liv Ullmann: Interviews. University of Mississippi Press 2006, ISBN 978-1-57806-824-1 .
- Linn Ullmann : The restless . Luchterhand, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-630-87421-0 .
Documentaries
- Liv & Ingmar. Documentary, Norway, 2012, 119 min., Book: Dheeraj Akolkar and Ragnhild Lund, director: Dheeraj Akolkar, production: NordicStories, Svensk Filmindustri (SF), Sveriges Television (SVT), Liv & Ingmar in the Internet Movie Database (English) . Friends, colleagues and Liv Ullmann talk about the 42-year relationship between Bergman and Ullmann.
- Liv Ullmann - A close-up. Documentary, Germany, 2013, 52:40 min., Script and director: Georg Maas , production: Interface, Zinnober Film, WDR , arte , first broadcast: December 3, 2013 on arte, summary by arte, ( memento from March 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Liv Ullmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Liv Ullmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Liv Ullmann in the German dubbing file
items
- A dangerous muse. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , December 16, 2008
- Screams and whispers. In: FAZ , December 16, 2008
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Svend Erik Løken Larsen: Liv Ullmann. Store norske leksikon, February 13, 2009, accessed December 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Ralph Geisenhanslüke: Liv Ullmann: “I have only one memory of my father”. In: Zeit-Magazin , series: I have a dream , February 28, 2015, p. 71.
- ^ A b Robert Emmet Long (Ed.): Liv Ullmann: Interviews. University of Mississippi Press, Jackson / MS 2006, ISBN 978-1-57806-824-1 , pp. Xv-xvii.
- ^ Robert Emmet Long (ed.): Liv Ullmann: Interviews. University of Mississippi Press, Jackson / MS 2006, ISBN 978-1-57806-824-1 , p. 79.
- ↑ Honorary title "Professor". In: schleswig-holstein.de. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015 ; accessed on October 16, 2014 .
- ↑ https://www.berlinale.de/de/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.html?film_id=201902217
- ↑ http://www.middlebury.edu/newsletters/hillelhayom/fall2018/kent
- ↑ THE ACADEMY TO HONOR DANNY GLOVER, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, ELAINE MAY AND LIV ULLMANN WITH OSCARS® AT 2022 GOVERNORS AWARDS. June 24, 2021, accessed June 25, 2021 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ullmann, Liv |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ullmann, Liv Johanne (full name) |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Norwegian actress and director |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo , Japan |