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.
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Movies (44)
Året var 1976
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Bilder av Bibi
as Self
2014
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
Images from the Playground
as Self
2009
The Frost
as The Widow Rat
2009
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
as Mother Rikissa
2008
Women and Bergman
as Self
2007
Arn: The Knight Templar
as Mother Rikissa
2007
When Darkness Falls
as The Mother-in-law
2006
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
2006
A Poem in Images
as Self
2004
The Return of the Dancing Master
as Elsa Berggren
2004
Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion
as Self
2004
Elina: As If I Wasn't There
as Tora Holm
2003
Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid
as Self
2001
Anna
as Annas mor
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
2000
Shit Happens
as Solveig Olsson
2000
Little Big Sister
as Narrator
1998
Lines from the Heart
as Self
1996
Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
1995
Dreamplay
as Victoria
1994
Musikbussen
as Berättare
1994
The Butterfly's Dream
as La madre
1994
Die Frauen in Ingmar Bergmans Filmen
as Self
1993
A Passing Season
as Lise
1992
Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress
as Self
1989
Creditors
as Tekla
1988
Babette's Feast
as Svensk hofdame
1987
Los dueños del silencio
as Marie-Louise Wallén
1987
Poor Butterfly
as Gertrud
1986
Huomenna
as Laulajatar
1986
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
as Narrator (voice)
1986
Sista leken
as Viktors hustru
1984
Savannen
as Lydia
1983
A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
as Ann-Charlotte Lefler
1983
Svarta fåglar
as Simone Cambral
1983
Exposed
as Margaret
1983
Gråtvalsen
as Berit
1983
I am Blushing
as Siv Andersson
1981
Marmalade Revolution
as Anna-Berit
1980
The Elephant Walk
as The Mother
1979
The Concorde... Airport '79
as Francine
1979
