Bibi Andersson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Female

Birthday

1935-11-11

Day of death

2019-04-14 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • Duel at Diablo

    Duel at Diablo

  • Arn: The Knight Templar

    Arn: The Knight Templar

  • The Concorde... Airport '79

    The Concorde... Airport '79

  • The Seventh Seal

    The Seventh Seal

  • Wild Strawberries

    Wild Strawberries

  • Svarta fåglar

    Svarta fåglar

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

    An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

  • Miss Julie

    Miss Julie

  • Persona

    Persona

  • Babette's Feast

    Babette's Feast

  • Rain over Santiago

    Rain over Santiago

  • Die Frauen in Ingmar Bergmans Filmen

    Die Frauen in Ingmar Bergmans Filmen

  • Pardon, Are You for or Against?

    Pardon, Are You for or Against?

  • The Wedding Day

    The Wedding Day

  • Arn: The Knight Templar

    Arn: The Knight Templar

  • Miss Julie

    Miss Julie

  • The Mistress

    The Mistress

  • Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

    Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

  • The Island

    The Island

  • The Touch

    The Touch

  • Dumbom

    Dumbom

  • A Ballad of Love

    A Ballad of Love

  • Karneval

    Karneval

  • My Husband, His Mistress and I

    My Husband, His Mistress and I

  • Rabies

    Rabies

  • Kort är sommaren

    Kort är sommaren

  • Square of Violence

    Square of Violence

  • The Man from the Other Side

    The Man from the Other Side

  • A Question of Rape

    A Question of Rape

  • Dreamplay

    Dreamplay

  • The Lost Prince

    The Lost Prince

  • Stjärnbilder

    Stjärnbilder

  • After the Fall

    After the Fall

  • Ubåt 39

    Ubåt 39

  • The Pleasure Garden

    The Pleasure Garden

  • The Kremlin Letter

    The Kremlin Letter

  • Scenes from a Marriage

    Scenes from a Marriage

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company

  • Summer Place Wanted

    Summer Place Wanted

  • Smiles of a Summer Night

    Smiles of a Summer Night

  • Vortex

    Vortex

  • A Poem in Images

    A Poem in Images

  • Lines from the Heart

    Lines from the Heart

  • Poor Butterfly

    Poor Butterfly

  • The Frost

    The Frost

  • I am Blushing

    I am Blushing

  • My Sister My Love

    My Sister My Love

  • Marmalade Revolution

    Marmalade Revolution

  • The Return of the Dancing Master

    The Return of the Dancing Master

  • Private Entrance

    Private Entrance

  • Scenes from a Marriage

    Scenes from a Marriage

  • An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

  • When Darkness Falls

    When Darkness Falls

  • The Devil's Eye

    The Devil's Eye

  • Vingslag i natten

    Vingslag i natten

  • Huomenna

    Huomenna

  • Shit Happens

    Shit Happens

  • Last Pair Out

    Last Pair Out

  • The Girls

    The Girls

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End

    Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End

  • Brink of Life

    Brink of Life

  • Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

    Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

  • Juninatt

    Juninatt

  • Blow Hot, Blow Cold

    Blow Hot, Blow Cold

  • Anna

    Anna

  • The Elephant Walk

    The Elephant Walk

  • I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

    I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

  • Den kära leken

    Den kära leken

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Confessions of a Fool

    Confessions of a Fool

  • Längtans blåa blomma

    Längtans blåa blomma

  • Creditors

    Creditors

  • Flickan i regnet

    Flickan i regnet

  • Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

    Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

  • Black Palm Trees

    Black Palm Trees

  • Los dueños del silencio

    Los dueños del silencio

  • The Passion of Anna

    The Passion of Anna

  • Twice a Woman

    Twice a Woman

  • Dance Around the Guldbaggen

    Dance Around the Guldbaggen

  • Sir Arne's Treasure

    Sir Arne's Treasure

  • Bror & syster

    Bror & syster

  • The Butterfly's Dream

    The Butterfly's Dream

  • A Look at Liv

    A Look at Liv

  • Women and Bergman

    Women and Bergman

  • You Are My Adventure

    You Are My Adventure

  • Savannen

    Savannen

  • The Hour of Parting

    The Hour of Parting

  • Question of Love

    Question of Love

  • Quintet

    Quintet

  • Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid

    Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid

  • Ingmar Bergman

    Ingmar Bergman

  • A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

    A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

  • Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

    Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

  • Story of a Woman

    Story of a Woman

  • Elina: As If I Wasn't There

    Elina: As If I Wasn't There

  • All These Women

    All These Women

  • The City By the Waters

    The City By the Waters

  • A Passing Season

    A Passing Season

  • Sista leken

    Sista leken

  • Musikbussen

    Musikbussen

  • Gråtvalsen

    Gråtvalsen

  • Images from the Playground

    Images from the Playground

  • Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress

    Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress

  • En natt på Glimmingehus

    En natt på Glimmingehus

  • Think of a Number

    Think of a Number

  • Bilder av Bibi

    Bilder av Bibi

  • Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight

    Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight

  • Confessions of a Fool

    Confessions of a Fool

  • Little Big Sister

    Little Big Sister

  • Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion

    Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion