Harriet Andersson

Harriet Andersson is one of those actresses whose presence rewires a frame the instant she enters it. Best known abroad as a pillar of Ingmar Bergman's company, she specialized in impulsive, working-class women rendered with a raw, unvarnished honesty that few performers ever risk. Her shelf of honors, from the Volpi Cup to the Bodil Award and Sweden's Litteris et Artibus, only confirms what the screen already tells you. What I love is her refusal to prettify; she plays desire, weakness, and grief whole. Born in 1932 in Stockholm, she remains a living monument of Nordic cinema, and I count her among the truly fearless screen actors.

Name (English)

Harriet Andersson

Name (Japanese)

ハリエット・アンデルセン

Reading

はりえっと・あんでるせん

Born

February 14, 1932 (age 94)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Origin

Stockholm, Sweden

Occupation

actor / film actor

Awards & achievements

• 1973 Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
• 1992 Litteris et Artibus
• 1994 Amanda Award for Best Actress
• 1968 Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
• 1989 Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
• Jurgen Schildt Prize
• 2008 Guldbagge Honorary Award
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet%20Andersson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234923

Tags

• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-24

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