Ingrid Thulin

Ingrid Thulin (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɪŋːrɪd tɵˈliːn]; 27 January 1926 – 7 January 2004) was a Swedish film actress.

Biography

Thulin was born in Sollefteå, Ångermanland, northern Sweden, the daughter of Nanna (née Larsson) and Adam Thulin, ^[1] a fisherman. She took ballet lessons as a girl and was accepted by The Royal Dramatic Theatre ("Dramaten") in Stockholm 1948.

For many years she worked regularly with Ingmar Bergman; among other films, Thulin appeared in Bergman's The Magician (where she acted dressed as a boy), in Winter Light (1962) (where she personifies neurotic devotion), as well as The Silence (1963) and Cries and Whispers (1972).

She shared the best actress award at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival and received a Guldbagge Award as best actress in 1964, the first year the award was given out, for her performance in The Silence. Winner of the David di Donatello Awards 1974, Thulin was also been nominated for the BAFTA Award the same year.

She was married to Harry Schein, the founder of the Swedish Film Institute, for more than 30 years until 1989, although they had lived separately for many years before the divorce. She bought an apartment in Paris, France in the early 60s and some years later a beach house in San Felice Circeo, south of Rome. In 1970 she became a resident of Sacrofano, where she lived for 34 years.

Death

She returned to Sweden for medical treatment and later died from cancer in Stockholm, Sweden, 20 days shy of her 78th birthday. Her memories were published in 1992 ("Någon jag kände" ("Somebody I knew"); Norstedts Förlag, ISBN 91-1-919472-2).

Partial Filmography

Ingrid Thulin and director Ingmar Bergman during the production of The Silence (1963)

• Leva på 'Hoppet' (1951)
  Director: Göran Gentele
• Foreign Intrigue (1956)
  with Robert Mitchum
  Director: Sheldon Reynolds
• Smultronstället / Wild Strawberries (1957)
  with Victor Sjöström
  Director: Ingmar Bergman
• Domaren / The Judge (1960)
  Director: Alf Sjöberg
• Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
  with Glenn Ford
  Director: Vincente Minnelli
• Nattvardsgästerna / Winter Light (1962)
  with Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow and Gunnel Lindblom
• Tystnaden / The Silence (1963)
  with Gunnel Lindblom
  Director: Ingmar Bergman
• La Guerre est finie / The War is Over (1966)
  with Yves Montand
  Director: Alain Resnais
• Vargtimmen / Hour of the Wolf (1968)
  with Max von Sydow
  Director: Ingmar Bergman
• The Damned (1969) with Helmut Berger
  Director: Luchino Visconti
• Viskningar och Rop / Cries and Whispers (1972)
  with Liv Ullmann, Harriet Andersson
  Director: Ingmar Bergman
• La Cage (1975)
  with Lino Ventura
  Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
• Salon Kitty (1975)
  with Helmut Berger
  Director: Tinto Brass
• Efter repetitionen / After the Rehearsal (1984)
  with Erland Josephson
  Director: Ingmar Bergman
• Il Giorno Prima / Contrôle (1987)
  with Ben Gazzara, Burt Lancaster, Kate Nelligan
  Director: Giuliano Montaldo

Further reading

• 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)

References

External links

• Ingrid Thulin at the Internet Movie Database
• Ingrid Thulin at the Internet Broadway Database
• Ingrid Thulin Official Website (Swedish)
• Ingmar Bergman Face to Face on Ingrid Thulin
• Bergman's leading lady dies at 76
• Bergmanorama on Ingrid Thulin
• Ingrid Thulin: Northern Light