Bibi Andersson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

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

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Mistress

    The Mistress

  • Svarta fåglar

    Svarta fåglar

  • Brink of Life

    Brink of Life

  • Wild Strawberries

    Wild Strawberries

  • Babette's Feast

    Babette's Feast

  • The Seventh Seal

    The Seventh Seal

  • Rabies

    Rabies

  • Marmalade Revolution

    Marmalade Revolution

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • Smiles of a Summer Night

    Smiles of a Summer Night

  • Stjärnbilder

    Stjärnbilder

  • When Darkness Falls

    When Darkness Falls

  • The Devil's Eye

    The Devil's Eye

  • The Girls

    The Girls

  • Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

  • The Pleasure Garden

    The Pleasure Garden

  • My Sister My Love

    My Sister My Love

  • The Touch

    The Touch

  • Kort är sommaren

    Kort är sommaren

  • A Poem in Images

    A Poem in Images

  • Persona

    Persona

  • Poor Butterfly

    Poor Butterfly

  • Twice a Woman

    Twice a Woman

  • Vingslag i natten

    Vingslag i natten

  • The Elephant Walk

    The Elephant Walk

  • Juninatt

    Juninatt

  • Blow Hot, Blow Cold

    Blow Hot, Blow Cold

  • Dreamplay

    Dreamplay

  • Los dueños del silencio

    Los dueños del silencio

  • Anna

    Anna

  • Private Entrance

    Private Entrance

  • Lines from the Heart

    Lines from the Heart

  • Dance Around the Guldbaggen

    Dance Around the Guldbaggen

  • Last Pair Out

    Last Pair Out

  • The Lost Prince

    The Lost Prince

  • Scenes from a Marriage

    Scenes from a Marriage

  • Sir Arne's Treasure

    Sir Arne's Treasure

  • Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

    Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

  • Summer Place Wanted

    Summer Place Wanted

  • Black Palm Trees

    Black Palm Trees

  • Huomenna

    Huomenna

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • The Hour of Parting

    The Hour of Parting

  • Creditors

    Creditors

  • Arn: The Knight Templar

    Arn: The Knight Templar

  • I am Blushing

    I am Blushing

  • The City By the Waters

    The City By the Waters

  • Scenes from a Marriage

    Scenes from a Marriage

  • An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

    An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman

  • The Guldbagge Awards

    The Guldbagge Awards

  • Karneval

    Karneval

  • Arn: The Knight Templar

    Arn: The Knight Templar

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • The Concorde... Airport '79

    The Concorde... Airport '79

  • Women and Bergman

    Women and Bergman

  • Sista leken

    Sista leken

  • The Passion of Anna

    The Passion of Anna

  • Dumbom

    Dumbom

  • Miss Julie

    Miss Julie

  • Musikbussen

    Musikbussen

  • Gråtvalsen

    Gråtvalsen

  • Savannen

    Savannen

  • Duel at Diablo

    Duel at Diablo

  • A Passing Season

    A Passing Season

  • Vortex

    Vortex

  • Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End

    Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End

  • Ingmar Bergman

    Ingmar Bergman

  • A Ballad of Love

    A Ballad of Love

  • Pardon, Are You for or Against?

    Pardon, Are You for or Against?

  • The Kremlin Letter

    The Kremlin Letter

  • Längtans blåa blomma

    Längtans blåa blomma

  • An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

  • Den kära leken

    Den kära leken

  • Rain over Santiago

    Rain over Santiago

  • Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company

  • The Wedding Day

    The Wedding Day

  • I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

    I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

  • Elina: As If I Wasn't There

    Elina: As If I Wasn't There

  • The Frost

    The Frost

  • Flickan i regnet

    Flickan i regnet

  • Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

    Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer

  • Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

    Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

  • After the Fall

    After the Fall

  • Quintet

    Quintet

  • The Return of the Dancing Master

    The Return of the Dancing Master

  • The Man from the Other Side

    The Man from the Other Side

  • Bror & syster

    Bror & syster

  • Think of a Number

    Think of a Number

  • Miss Julie

    Miss Julie

  • Images from the Playground

    Images from the Playground

  • All These Women

    All These Women

  • Confessions of a Fool

    Confessions of a Fool

  • Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight

    Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight

  • A Question of Rape

    A Question of Rape

  • The Island

    The Island

  • Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress

    Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress

  • Square of Violence

    Square of Violence

  • Question of Love

    Question of Love

  • The Butterfly's Dream

    The Butterfly's Dream

  • Bilder av Bibi

    Bilder av Bibi

  • Die Frauen in Ingmar Bergmans Filmen

    Die Frauen in Ingmar Bergmans Filmen

  • Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid

    Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid

  • Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

    Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown

  • Shit Happens

    Shit Happens

  • Story of a Woman

    Story of a Woman

  • Året var 1976

    Året var 1976

  • A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

    A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

  • A Look at Liv

    A Look at Liv

  • You Are My Adventure

    You Are My Adventure

  • En natt på Glimmingehus

    En natt på Glimmingehus

  • Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion

    Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion

  • Ubåt 39

    Ubåt 39

  • Little Big Sister

    Little Big Sister

  • My Husband, His Mistress and I

    My Husband, His Mistress and I

  • Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries

    Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries

  • Confessions of a Fool

    Confessions of a Fool

  • Ingmar Bergman: Making Commercials

    Ingmar Bergman: Making Commercials