Ingmar Bergman's Women

1. Bibi Andersson

Her artistic dreams came early in life and were further supported by her older sister Gerd Andersson who became a ballet dancer at the Royal Opera and made her acting debut in 1951. Bibi, on the other side, had to make do with bit parts and commercials. She debuted in Dum-Bom (1953), playing ...

Did 13 movies for Ingmar Bergman

2. Liv Ullmann

Actress | Viskningar och rop

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 ...

Did 11 movies for Ingmar Bergman

3. Harriet Andersson

Actress | Viskningar och rop

Discovered at age 20 by celebrated director Ingmar Bergman, she became part of Bergman's regular stable of performers; in fact, he wrote Summer with Monika (1953) especially for her breakthrough. Extraordinary and versatile as an actress, her roles have ranged from the naive young wife in Sawdust ...

Did 10 movies for Ingmar Bergman

4. Ingrid Thulin

Actress | Smultronstället

Ingrid trained as a ballet dancer and attended Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre. She came to fame thanks to Bergman's "Wild Strawberries". She acted in 9 Ingmar Bergman's films. Her fame allowed her to act in Luchino Visconti's "The Damned" in 1969. Ingrid Thulin lived in Rome since the 1960's. ...

Did 9 movies for Ingmar Bergman

5. Eva Dahlbeck

Actress | Sommarnattens leende

Eva Dahlbeck was born on March 8, 1920 in Saltsjö-Duvnäs, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress and writer, known for Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), Brink of Life (1958) and A Lesson in Love (1954). She was married to Sven Lampell. She died on February 8, 2008 in Hässelby, Stockholm, ...

Did 8 movies for Ingmar Bergman

6. Gunnel Lindblom

Actress | Jungfrukällan

After acting studies at the Gothenburg City Theatre from 1950-52, she made her breakthrough debut in Gustaf Molander's Kärlek (1952). When Ingmar Bergman became head of the Malmö City Theatre he asked her to join him there and with him as a director she played the role of Margareta in Goethe's...

Did 7 movies for Ingmar Bergman

7. Inga Landgré

Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Inga Landgré was born on August 6, 1927 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), The Seventh Seal (1957) and Crisis (1946). She was married to Roger Björnstjerna and Nils Poppe. She died on July 31, 2023 in Norberg, Västmanlands län, Sweden.

Did 7 movies for Ingmar Bergman

8. Naima Wifstrand

Actress | Smultronstället

Raised by a single mother, she grew up in a poor home at Fleminggatan in Stockholm. She was working extra in a small shop for sewing materials and the owner encouraged her acting dreams. In 1905 she was accepted to accompany the Anna Lundberg travelling theatre company around Sweden. This led to ...

Did 7 movies for Ingmar Bergman

9. Sif Ruud

Actress | Smultronstället

Sif Ruud was born in an well-off family, but when her stepfather had spent all of her mother's money, conditions for the family became more modest. A friend of her mother's was told about young Sif's interest in acting and gave her acting lessons. In 1934 she began her studies at the Royal Dramatic...

Did 7 movies for Ingmar Bergman

10. Anita Björk

Actress | Fröken Julie

Anita Björk is able to use simple means to give depth and character to a role. She has a way of expressing any emotion just by raising an eyebrow or twitching her lips. This was something she used to a large extent in her best movie, Alf Sjöberg's Miss Julie (1951) where she played the young lady ...

Did 6 movies for Ingmar Bergman

11. Birgitta Valberg

Actress | Jungfrukällan

Birgitta Valberg was born on December 16, 1916 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress and assistant director, known for The Virgin Spring (1960), Paradistorg (1977) and A Time in the Sun (1966). She died on March 29, 2014 in Sweden.

Did 6 movies for Ingmar Bergman

12. Gertrud Fridh

Actress | Smultronstället

Gertrud Fridh was born on November 26, 1921 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Wild Strawberries (1957), The Magician (1958) and The Devil's Eye (1960). She died on October 11, 1984 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

Did 6 movies for Ingmar Bergman

13. Irma Christenson

Actress | Flickan är ett fynd

Irma Christenson was born on January 14, 1915 in Hunnebostrand, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Flickan är ett fynd (1943), Doktor Glas (1942) and Den osynliga muren (1944). She was married to Per Erik Rundquist. She died on February 21, 1993 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Did 5 movies for Ingmar Bergman

14. Barbro Hiort af Ornäs

Actress | Nära livet

Barbro Hiort af Ornäs was born on August 28, 1921 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Brink of Life (1958), All These Women (1964) and Den ofrivillige golfaren (1991). She died on November 27, 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Did 5 movies for Ingmar Bergman

15. Kristina Adolphson

Actress | Fanny och Alexander

Kristina Adolphson was born on September 2, 1937 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Fanny and Alexander (1982), The Devil's Eye (1960) and Anna Sophie Hedvig (1963).

Did 5 movies for Ingmar Bergman

16. Lena Endre

Actress | Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Lena Endre was born on July 8, 1955 in Härnösand, Västernorrlands län, Sweden. She is an actress and writer, known for Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), The Master (2012) and The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009). She was previously married to Richard Hobert, Thomas Hanzon, Vjeko Benzon and Malte ...

Did 4 movies for Ingmar Bergman

17. Pernilla August

Actress | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Pernilla August started acting as a child, performing in plays at Vår teater and at school. In 1979 she was accepted at the Statens scenskola to study acting professionally. Director Ingmar Bergman took note of her early and cast her as a nanny in his Fanny and Alexander (1982).

In 1982 she got ...

Did 4 movies for Ingmar Bergman

18. Hjördis Petterson

Actress | Lille Fridolf och jag

When Hjördis Petterson was twelve years old, the local movie theatre in Visby needed somebody who could play the piano, so they gave her the opportunity. She also played the piano for the local amateur theatre, Visby Amatörsällskap, and eventually she got her first part. She became interested and ...

Did 4 movies for Ingmar Bergman

19. Marianne Löfgren

Actress | Juninatten

Marianne Löfgren was born on February 24, 1910 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress, known for June Night (1940), Only One Night (1939) and En förtjusande fröken (1945). She was married to Bergvall, Tycho. She died on September 4, 1957 in Solna, Stockholms län, Sweden.

Did 4 movies for Ingmar Bergman

20. Gudrun Brost

Actress | Jungfrukällan

Gudrun Brost was born on April 6, 1910 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Virgin Spring (1960), Hour of the Wolf (1968) and June Night (1940). She was married to Sven Forssell. She died on June 28, 1993 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.

Did 4 movies for Ingmar Bergman

21. Mona Malm

Actress | Fanny och Alexander

Mona Malm got her breakthrough at the Royal Dramatic Theater in 1957 as "Tintomara" in Almqvist's 'Drottningens juvelsmycke', directed by Alf Sjöberg. She played "Martha" in Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' (1985) and the title role in Hjalmar Bergman's 'Chefen fru Ingeborg' (1993)....

Did 4 movies for Ingmar Bergman

22. Marie Richardson

Actress | Eyes Wide Shut

Marie Richardson was born on June 6, 1959 in Ljusdal, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Daybreak (2003) and Telegrafisten (1993). She has been married to Jakob Eklund since August 12, 2008. They have two children.

Did 4 movies for Ingmar Bergman

23. Maj-Britt Nilsson

Actress | Sommarlek

Rare indeed to spot a dark-haired Swede on film but the delicately beautiful Maj-Britt Nilsson was certainly one of them, along with Harriet Andersson, who went on to captivate film audiences in the bleak films of Ingmar Bergman.

Born in Stockholm on December 11, 1924, the lovely Nilsson was ...