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

Midi Première

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Persona

The Seventh Seal

The Guldbagge Awards

Arn: The Knight Templar

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

All Movies (109)

• Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar2026 · as Self (archive footage)
• Året var 19762025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Bilder av Bibi2014 · as Self
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
• Images from the Playground2009 · as Self
• The Frost2009 · as The Widow Rat
• Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End2008 · as Mother Rikissa
• Women and Bergman2007 · as Self
• Arn: The Knight Templar2007 · as Mother Rikissa
• When Darkness Falls2006 · as The Mother-in-law
• Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight2006
• A Poem in Images2004 · as Self
• The Return of the Dancing Master2004 · as Elsa Berggren
• Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion2004 · as Self
• Elina: As If I Wasn't There2003 · as Tora Holm
• Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid2001 · as Self
• Anna2000 · as Annas mor
• Light Keeps Me Company2000 · as Self
• Shit Happens2000 · as Solveig Olsson
• Little Big Sister1998 · as Narrator
• Lines from the Heart1996 · as Self
• Stjärnbilder1995 · as (archive footage)
• Dreamplay1994 · as Victoria
• Musikbussen1994 · as Berättare
• The Butterfly's Dream1994 · as La madre
• Die Frauen in Ingmar Bergmans Filmen1993 · as Self
• A Passing Season1992 · as Lise
• Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress1989 · as Self
• Creditors1988 · as Tekla
• Babette's Feast1987 · as Svensk hofdame
• Los dueños del silencio1987 · as Marie-Louise Wallén
• Poor Butterfly1986 · as Gertrud
• Huomenna1986 · as Laulajatar
• Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown1986 · as Narrator (voice)
• Sista leken1984 · as Viktors hustru
• Savannen1983 · as Lydia
• A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon1983 · as Ann-Charlotte Lefler
• Svarta fåglar1983 · as Simone Cambral
• Exposed1983 · as Margaret
• Gråtvalsen1983 · as Berit
• I am Blushing1981 · as Siv Andersson
• Marmalade Revolution1980 · as Anna-Berit
• The Elephant Walk1979 · as The Mother
• The Concorde... Airport '791979 · as Francine
• Twice a Woman1979 · as Laura
• Quintet1979 · as Ambrosia
• A Look at Liv1979 · as Self
• Question of Love1978 · as Catherine Dumais
• An Enemy of the People1978 · as Catherine Stockmann
• I Never Promised You a Rose Garden1977 · as Dr. Fried
• Confessions of a Fool1976 · as Maria/Siri von Essen
• Vortex1976 · as Patricia Tauling
• Rain over Santiago1975 · as Monique Calvé
• After the Fall1974 · as Holga
• My Husband, His Mistress and I1974 · as Blanche Huysman
• Scenes from a Marriage1974 · as Katarina
• The Hour of Parting1973 · as Elsa Jacobsen
• The Man from the Other Side1972 · as Britt Stagnelius
• Ingmar Bergman1972 · as Self
• The Touch1971 · as Karin Vergerus
• A Ballad of Love1970 · as Woman at the aerodrome
• Story of a Woman1970 · as Karin Ullman
• The Kremlin Letter1970 · as Erika Kosnov
• Miss Julie1969 · as Fröken Julie
• The Passion of Anna1969 · as Eva Vergerus
• Blow Hot, Blow Cold1969 · as Margit Lindmark
• Think of a Number1969 · as Jane Merrild
• Black Palm Trees1968 · as Elin Pappila
• The Girls1968 · as Liz / Lysistrata
• An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman1968 · as Self
• A Question of Rape1967 · as Marianne Séverin
• Twelfth Night1967 · as Viola
• Pardon, Are You for or Against?1966 · as Ingrid
• Persona1966 · as Alma
• Duel at Diablo1966 · as Ellen Grange
• My Sister My Love1966 · as Charlotte
• The Island1966 · as Marianne
• Juninatt1965 · as Britt
• Dance Around the Guldbaggen1964 · as Self
• All These Women1964 · as Humlan
• Kort är sommaren1962 · as Edvarda
• The Mistress1962 · as The Girl
• The Pleasure Garden1961 · as Anna
• Karneval1961
• Square of Violence1961 · as Maria
• The Devil's Eye1960 · as Britt-Marie
• The Wedding Day1960 · as Sylvia Blom
• Den kära leken1959 · as Lena/fröken Blå, fröken Grön, fröken Vit, fröken Röd
• The Magician1958 · as Sara Lindqvist
• Rabies1958 · as Eivor
• Brink of Life1958 · as Hjördis Pettersson
• You Are My Adventure1958 · as Christina Blom
• Summer Place Wanted1957 · as Mona Dahlström
• Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries1957 · as Self
• Wild Strawberries1957 · as Sara
• Mr. Sleeman Is Coming1957 · as Anne-Marie
• The Seventh Seal1957 · as Mia
• Last Pair Out1956 · as Kerstin
• Private Entrance1956 · as Karin Johansson
• Smiles of a Summer Night1955 · as Actress
• Flickan i regnet1955 · as Lily
• The City By the Waters1955
• En natt på Glimmingehus1954 · as Maj Månsson
• Sir Arne's Treasure1954 · as Berghild
• Dumbom1953 · as Elvira
• Vingslag i natten1953 · as Girl at the graduation dinner
• Ubåt 391952 · as Girl on a train
• Miss Julie1951 · as Dancing girl (uncredited)

All TV Shows (11)

• Arn: The Knight Templar2010 · as Moder Rikissa
• Bror & syster2007 · as moster Majken
• The Lost Prince2003 · as Queen Alexandra
• Längtans blåa blomma1998 · as Mrs. Tidrén
• Wallenberg: A Hero's Story1985 · as Maria 'Maj' Wallenberg
• The Guldbagge Awards1981 · as Self - Host
• Confessions of a Fool1976 · as Maria
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• Midi Première1975 · as Self
• Scenes from a Marriage1973 · as Katarina
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest