Description:
Liv Ullmann's father was a Norwegian engineer who used to work abroad, so as a child she lived in Tokyo, Canada, New York and Oslo. In the mid-1950s she made her stage debut and in 1957 made her film debut. She really became successful, however, when she began to work for Swedish director Ingmar Bergman in such films as Persona (1966), En passion (1969) and Ansikte mot ansikte (1976). She also had a successful film career away from Bergman (The Abdication (1974), La diagonale du fou (1984).
Birthday
December 16, 1938
Born In
Tokyo, Japan
Alternative names
Liv
, Liv Ullman
Height
170 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Donald Saunders September 8, 1985 - 1995 (divorced),Gappe Stang 1960 - 1965 (divorced)
Parents
Janna Ullmann
Trivia
Has a cottage on a cliff overlooking a fjord in Norway.
Quotes
[on working as a director] I've worked with more bad directors than good directors, and you learn
by the bad ones because you find out how they destroy other peoples'
fantasy life.
Nickname
The Norwegian Angel
Trademarks
Serious, introspective characters
