Liv Ullmann: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Liv 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 has a daughter, author Linn Ullmann.

Liv Ullman was born in Tokyo (where her engineer father was working at the time), and grew up in Trondheim, Norway. She has been living in New York City for many years.

Selected filmography

(as actress)

• Autumn Sonata (1978)
• A Bridge Too Far (1977)
• Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
• Cries and Whispers (1972)
• The Emigrants (1971)
• Shame (1968)
• Persona (1966)

(as director)

• Private Confessions (1998)
• Kristin Lavransdatter (from the novel by Sigrid Undset) (1995)
• Sofie (1992)

• "It's better to wake up alone knowing that you're alone, than waking up with someone and still be lonely"