Swedish actress (1926–2004)
Ingrid Lilian Thulin (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɪ̌ŋːrɪd tɵˈliːn] ; 27 January 1926 – 7 January 2004) was a Swedishactress anddirector who collaborated with filmmakerIngmar Bergman . She was often cast as harrowing and desperate characters, and earned acclaim from both Swedish and international critics.[ 1] She won theCannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance inBrink of Life (1958) and the inauguralGuldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role forThe Silence (1963), and was nominated for aBest Supporting Actress BAFTA forCries and Whispers (1972).
Early life and education [ edit ] Thulin was born inSollefteå ,Ångermanland , northern Sweden, the daughter of Nanna (née Larsson) and Adam Thulin, a fisherman. She took ballet lessons as a girl and was accepted by theRoyal Dramatic Theatre in 1948.[citation needed ]
For many years she worked regularly withIngmar Bergman . Thulin appeared in Bergman'sWild Strawberries (1957),The Magician (1958, in which she spent much of the film dressed as a boy),Winter Light (1962),The Silence (1963),The Rite (1969) andCries and Whispers (1972).
She shared theBest Actress award at the1958 Cannes Film Festival and received aGuldbagge Award forBest Actress in1964 ,[ 2] the first year the award was given out, for her performance inThe Silence .
In 1968, she was cast byLuchino Visconti in his historical epic ofNazi Germany ,The Damned . Thulin's performance earned aNational Society of Film Critics Award forBest Actress . In 1976, Thulin was the protagonist of another film with a similar theme,Salon Kitty , directed byTinto Brass .
Winner of the David di Donatello Awards 1974, Thulin was also nominated for the BAFTA Award the same year. In 1980, she was the head of the jury at the30th Berlin International Film Festival .[ 3]
Her second marriage was withHarry Schein , the founder of theSwedish Film Institute , whom she was married to for more than 30 years until their divorce 1989, although they lived separately for many years before divorcing. She bought an apartment in Paris, France, in the early 1960s, and some years later a beach house inSan Felice Circeo , Italy. In 1970, she became a resident ofSacrofano , Italy, where she lived for 34 years. Her memoir was published in 1992 ("Någon jag kände " ("Somebody I knew"); Norstedts Förlag;ISBN 91-1-919472-2 ).[citation needed ]
She returned to Sweden for medical treatment and later died from cancer inStockholm on 7 January 2004.[ 4]
The municipality ofSollefteå , where Thulin is buried, has given out an Ingrid Thulin Memorial Scholarship annually since 2008. The Scholarship (which is valued at SEK 20,000), is open to any applicants pursuing the arts. It is sponsored by actressHarriet Andersson , Thulin's longtime personal friend.
Selected filmography [ edit ] Thulin withIngmar Bergman during the production ofThe Silence , 1963 Jørund Smed (1948) – GirlSon of the Sea (1949) – GudrunLove Wins Out (1949) – Margit DahlmanJack of Hearts (1950) – Gunvor RanterudWhen Love Came to the Village (1950) – AgnetaLiving on 'Hope' (1951)– YvonneEncounter with Life (1952) – ViolaKalle Karlsson of Jularbo (1952) – ElsaA Night in the Archipelago (1953) – IngridThe Chieftain of Göinge (1953) – Anna RydingDance in the Smoke (1954) – Woman in haystack (uncredited)Två sköna juveler (1954) – Lilly FridhThe Dance Hall (1955) – CeciliaWhoops! (1955) – Malou HjorthageForeign Intrigue (1956, Director:Sheldon Reynolds ) (withRobert Mitchum ) – BritaNever in Your Life (1957) – LilySmultronstället /Wild Strawberries (1957, Director:Ingmar Bergman ) (withVictor Sjöström ) – Marianne BorgBrink of Life (1958, Director:Ingmar Bergman ) – Cecilia ElliusAnsiktet / The Magician (1958, Director:Ingmar Bergman ) – Manda VoglerDomaren (1960, Director:Alf Sjöberg ) – Brita RandelFour Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962, Director:Vincente Minnelli ) (withGlenn Ford ) – Marguerite LaurierAgostino (1962, Director:Mauro Bolognini ) – Agostino's MotherNattvardsgästerna / Winter Light (1963, Director:Ingmar Bergman ) (withGunnar Björnstrand ,Max von Sydow andGunnel Lindblom ) – Märta LundbergTystnaden / The Silence (1963, Director:Ingmar Bergman ) (withGunnel Lindblom ) – EsterSekstet (1963) – ElaineEspionage (TV series) (1963) - 'The Incurable One' episodeDie Lady (1964) – NadineReturn from the Ashes (1965, Director:J. Lee Thompson ) (withMaximilian Schell ,Samantha Eggar ) – Dr. Michele 'Mischa' WolfLa guerre est finie (1966, Director:Alain Resnais ) (withYves Montand ) – MarianneNight Games (1966) – IreneDomani non siamo più qui (1967) – GioiaVargtimmen / Hour of the Wolf (1968, Director:Ingmar Bergman ) (withMax von Sydow ) – Veronica VoglerCalda e... infedele (1968) – CamilaBadarna (1968) – CookAdélaïde (1968) – Elisabeth HermannO.K. Yevtushenko (1968) – Nando GirlRiten / The Rite (1969, TV Movie, Director:Ingmar Bergman ) (with Ingmar Bergman andGunnar Björnstrand ) – Thea WinkelmannLa caduta degli dei (1969, Director:Luchino Visconti ) (withDirk Bogarde ,Helmut Berger ) – Baroness Sophie Von EssenbeckLa corta notte delle bambole di vetro (1971, Director:Aldo Lado ) (withJean Sorel ,Mario Adorf ,Barbara Bach – JessicaN.P. il segreto (1971) – N.P.'s wifeViskningar och rop / Cries and Whispers (1972, Director:Ingmar Bergman ) (withLiv Ullmann ,Harriet Andersson ) – KarinLa sainte famille (1973) – MariaEn handfull kärlek (1974, Director:Vilgot Sjöman ) – Inez CronaMonismanien 1995 (1975) – PersonundersökareLa Cage [fr ] (1975, Director:Pierre Granier-Deferre ) (withLino Ventura ) – HélèneSalon Kitty (1976, Director:Tinto Brass ) (withHelmut Berger ) – Kitty KellermannL'Agnese va a morire (1976) – AgneseThe Cassandra Crossing (1976, Director:George Pan Cosmatos ) (withSophia Loren ,Richard Harris ,Burt Lancaster ) – Dr. Elena StradnerEn och en (1978) – YlvaIt Rained All Night the Day I Left (1980) – Minor RoleEfter repetitionen / After the Rehearsal (1984, TV Movie, Director:Ingmar Bergman ) (withErland Josephson )Il Giorno prima (1987, Director:Giuliano Montaldo ) (withBen Gazzara ,Burt Lancaster ,Kate Nelligan ) – Mrs. HavemeyerOrn (1987)The House of Smiles (1991) – Adelina (final film role)Cowie, Peter (1970):Sweden 1. An Illustrated Guide ... to the Work of the Leading Directors, Players, Technicians, and other Key Figures in Swedish Cinema, with Credits and Plot outlines to more than seventy important Films, and Index to 1,000 Titles , A. Zwemmer Ltd., London Cowie (1970):Sweden 2. A Comprehensive Assessment of the Themes, Trends, and Directors in Swedish Cinema , A. Zwemmer Ltd., London Cowie (1977):Film in Sweden. Stars and Players , Tantivy Press, London (ISBN 0-498-02013-4 ) Loman, RikardIngrid Lilian Thulin atSvenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon
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