Ullmann, Liv, 1939-, Norwegian stage and film actress, b. Japan. She is best known for her roles in nine films directed by Ingmar Bergman, e.g., Persona (1966), Shame (1968), Cries and Whispers (1972), and Autumn Sonata (1978). Ullmann began directing with the Danish film Sofie (1992) and has also directed the Norwegian Kristin Lavransdatter (1995) and the Swedish Private Confessions (1998) and Faithless (2000), both with screenplays by Bergman.

(born Dec. 16, 1939, Tokyo, Japan) Norwegian film actress. Raised mainly in Canada and the U.S., she returned to Norway and made her stage debut in Oslo. She became internationally famous in the films of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, including Persona (1966), The Passion of Anna (1969), Cries and Whispers (1972), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), and Autumn Sonata (1978). Noted for her expressive face, natural beauty, and intelligent performances, she also starred in other Swedish and international films, including The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1973), and appeared on stage in the U.S. and Europe. She directed and cowrote Sofie (1993) and directed Private Confessions (1999) from Bergman's screenplay.

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(born Dec. 16, 1939, Tokyo, Japan) Norwegian film actress. Raised mainly in Canada and the U.S., she returned to Norway and made her stage debut in Oslo. She became internationally famous in the films of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, including Persona (1966), The Passion of Anna (1969), Cries and Whispers (1972), Scenes from a Marriage (1973), and Autumn Sonata (1978). Noted for her expressive face, natural beauty, and intelligent performances, she also starred in other Swedish and international films, including The Emigrants (1971) and The New Land (1973), and appeared on stage in the U.S. and Europe. She directed and cowrote Sofie (1993) and directed Private Confessions (1999) from Bergman's screenplay.

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Ulmann (variations: Ullmann, Ullman) is a surname originating from "Ulmer Mann" (person from Ulm, Germany). Another explanation is that the name goes back to the Old High German word Uodalrich (uodal = heritage; rich = powerful).

People

• Al Ullman (1914-1986), American politician
• Albert Ulmann (born 1861), American banker and author
• Berthold Ullman (1882-1965), American classical scholar
• Dana Ullman (born 1951), American homeopathy proponent
• Doris Ulmann (1882-1934), American photographer
• Edward Ullman (1912-1976), American geographer
• Ellen Ullman, American author
• Hank Ullman]] (1903-1985), American film comedy writer
• Emerich Ullmann (1861-1937), Austrian surgeon
• Fritz Ullmann (1875-1939), German chemist
• Harlan K. Ullman (born 1941), American political author and commentator
• James Ramsey Ullman (1907-1971), American writer and mountaineer
• Jeffrey Ullman (born 1942), renowned computer scientist
• Karl Ullmann (1796-1865), Protestant theologian
• Kenneth Ulman, American politician
• Linn Ullmann (born 1966), Norwegian author and journalist
• Rob Ullmann (1907-1985), ITalian Male Model
• Liv Ullmann (born 1938), Norwegian actress
• Michael T. Ullman (born 1962), American neuroscientist
• Montague Ullman (1916-2008), American psychiatrist and parapsychologist
• Norm Ullman (born 1935), Canadian ice hockey forward
• Raviv Ullman (born 1986), Israeli-American actor
• Regina Ullmann (1884-1961), Austrian author
• Samuel Ullman (1840-1924), American poet
• Shalom Ullmann (died 1825), Hungarian Talmudist
• Shimon Ullman (born 1948), Israeli computer scientist
• Stephen Ullmann (1914-1976), Hungarian linguist
• Torsten Ullman (1908-1993), Swedish pistol shooter
• Tracey Ullman (born 1959), British-American comedienne
• Viggo Ullmann (1848-1910), Norwegian educator and politician
• Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944), Austrian composer, conductor and pianist
• Walter Ullmann (1910-1983), Austrian-British medieval scholar
• William Ludwig Ullmann (1908-1993), American suspected spy
• Wolfgang Ullmann (1929-2004), German journalist, theologian, and politician

See also

• Poe v. Ullman, a United States Supreme Court case
• Sethi-Ullman algorithm, in computing
• Ullmann reaction, in chemistry
• Ullmannite, a mineral