Liv Ullmann

Liv Ullmann is, to me, one of cinema's truly irreplaceable artists. The data here oddly lists Tokyo, but make no mistake: she is the Norwegian face of European art film, forever entwined with Ingmar Bergman's most searching work. What moves me is her economy of expression, the way a single held gaze conveys more than pages of dialogue. I admire even more that she refused to remain only a muse, stepping behind the camera as director and writing candid memoirs. Decades and a Donostia Award later, she remains a living bridge to a golden era of filmmaking, and I treasure that.

Name (English)

Liv Ullmann

Name (Japanese)

リヴ・ウルマン

Reading

りゔ・うるまん

Born

December 16, 1938 (age 87)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Tiger

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

screenwriter / autobiographer / film actor / television actor / stage actor

Awards & achievements

• 1985 Medal of honor Dag Hammarskjold
• 2007 Donostia Award
• 2001 South Trøndelag county Culture Award
• 2009 Telenor Culture Award
• 1997 Arts Council Norway Honorary Award
• 2012 Oslo City Culture Award
• 1987 Trondheim Municipality Culture Award
• 1992 The Amanda Committee's Honorary Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liv%20Ullmann
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191064

Tags

• Tokyo
• screenwriter
• autobiographer
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.