Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 11, 1935
Died
Apr 14, 2019
Place of Birth
Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Credits
121 titles
Bibi Andersson
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar
Self (archive footage)
Året var 1976
Self (archive footage)
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
Self (archive footage)
Bilder av Bibi
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Arn: The Knight Templar
Moder Rikissa
Images from the Playground
Self
The Frost
The Widow Rat
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
Mother Rikissa
Women and Bergman
Self
Arn: The Knight Templar
Mother Rikissa
Bror & syster
moster Majken
When Darkness Falls
The Mother-in-law
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
A Poem in Images
Self
The Return of the Dancing Master
Elsa Berggren
Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion
Self
Elina: As If I Wasn't There
Tora Holm
The Lost Prince
Queen Alexandra
Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid
Self
Anna
Annas mor
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
Shit Happens
Solveig Olsson
Längtans blåa blomma
Mrs. Tidrén
Little Big Sister
Narrator
Lines from the Heart
Self
Stjärnbilder
(archive footage)
Dreamplay
Victoria
Musikbussen
Berättare
The Butterfly's Dream
La madre
Die Frauen in Ingmar Bergmans Filmen
Self
A Passing Season
Lise
Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress
Self
Creditors
Tekla
Babette's Feast
Svensk hofdame
Los dueños del silencio
Marie-Louise Wallén
Poor Butterfly
Gertrud
Huomenna
Laulajatar
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Narrator (voice)
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Maria 'Maj' Wallenberg
Fridas flykt
Fridas mamma
Sista leken
Viktors hustru
Savannen
Lydia
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
Ann-Charlotte Lefler
Svarta fåglar
Simone Cambral
Exposed
Margaret
Gråtvalsen
Berit
The Guldbagge Awards
Self - Host
I am Blushing
Siv Andersson
Marmalade Revolution
Anna-Berit