Bibi Andersson
Berit Elisabet Andersson (November 11, 1935 – April 14, 2019) or better known professionally as Bibi Andersson (Swedish: [ˈbɪ̂bːɪ ˈânːdɛˌʂɔn]), was a Swedish actress who was best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman 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 against Nils Poppe. Eventually, she was able to start at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in 1954. A brief relationship with Ingmar Bergman made her quit school and follow him to the Malmö city theatre, where he was a director, performing in plays by August Strindberg and Hjalmar Bergman. Bergman also gave her a small part in his comedy Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), and larger roles in his Wild Strawberries (1957) and The Seventh Seal (1957). From the the 1960s she got offers from abroad, with best result in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977). During the civil war in Yugoslavia she has worked with several initiatives to give the people of Sarajevo theatre and other forms of culture.
Bibi Andersson films playing now in Athens
Bibi Andersson filmography
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
as Self (archive footage)Bilder av Bibi
as Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
The Frost
as The Widow Rat
Images from the Playground
as Self
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
as Mother Rikissa
Arn: The Knight Templar
as Mother Rikissa
Women and Bergman
as Self
When Darkness Falls
as The Mother-in-lawMiss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
2006
The Return of the Dancing Master
as Elsa Berggren
A Poem in Images
as Self
Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion
as Self
Elina: As If I Wasn't There
as Tora Holm
Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid
as Self
Shit Happens
as Solveig Olsson
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
Anna
as Annas mor
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Who is Bibi Andersson?+
Bibi Andersson was a Swedish actress and one of the most prominent collaborators of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
What is Bibi Andersson known for?+
She is remembered for her pivotal roles in masterpieces such as Persona, The Seventh Seal, and Wild Strawberries. View her complete body of work on Mood.
What kind of training did she have?+
She studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in Stockholm and performed in numerous stage productions by August Strindberg and Hjalmar Bergman.
