Actor
Bibi Andersson
Born 11 November 1935 · Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden — died 14 April 2019
Bibi Andersson (1935–2019) was a Swedish actress and one of Ingmar Bergman's most important collaborators. She appeared in many of his best-known films, most famously Persona, and also worked in international productions and on stage. She is a defining face of postwar Swedish art cinema.
Key films
Wild Strawberries (1957)On Cinespective
Early Bergman role that established her as a leading young Swedish screen actress.
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Played Mia in Bergman's celebrated medieval allegory, a landmark of world cinema.
Persona (1966)
Her signature performance, opposite Liv Ullmann, in Bergman's landmark psychological drama.
Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
Appeared in Bergman's acclaimed study of a relationship, extending their long collaboration.
Babette's Feast (1987)
Featured in the Danish period drama that brought her a late-career international profile.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 110
- 1951Miss Julie · as Dancing girl (uncredited)Actor
- 1952Ubåt 39 · as Girl on a trainActor
- 1953Dumbom · as ElviraActor
- 1953Vingslag i natten · as Girl at the graduation dinnerActor
- 1954Sir Arne's Treasure · as BerghildActor
- 1954En natt på Glimmingehus · as Maj MånssonActor
- 1955Smiles of a Summer Night · as ActressActor
- 1955Flickan i regnet · as LilyActor
- 1955The City By the WatersActor
- 1956Last Pair Out · as KerstinActor
- 1956Private Entrance · as Karin JohanssonActor
- 1957The Seventh Seal · as MiaActor
- 1957Wild Strawberries · as SaraActor
- 1957Mr. Sleeman Is Coming · as Anne-MarieActor
- 1957Summer Place Wanted · as Mona DahlströmActor
- 1957Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries · as SelfActor
- 1958The Magician · as Sara LindqvistActor
- 1958Brink of Life · as Hjördis PetterssonActor
- 1958Rabies · as EivorActor
- 1958You Are My Adventure · as Christina BlomActor
- 1959Den kära leken · as Lena/fröken Blå, fröken Grön, fröken Vit, fröken RödActor
- 1960The Devil's Eye · as Britt-MarieActor
- 1960The Wedding Day · as Sylvia BlomActor
- 1961The Pleasure Garden · as AnnaActor
- 1961Square of Violence · as MariaActor
- 1961KarnevalActor
- 1962The Mistress · as The GirlActor
- 1962Kort är sommaren · as EdvardaActor
- 1964All These Women · as HumlanActor
- 1964Dance Around the Guldbaggen · as SelfActor
- 1965Juninatt · as BrittActor
- 1966Persona · as AlmaActor
- 1966Duel at Diablo · as Ellen GrangeActor
- 1966Pardon, Are You for or Against? · as IngridActor
- 1966My Sister My Love · as CharlotteActor
- 1966The Island · as MarianneActor
- 1967A Question of Rape · as Marianne SéverinActor
- 1967Twelfth Night · as ViolaActor
- 1968The Girls · as Liz / LysistrataActor
- 1968Black Palm Trees · as Elin PappilaActor
- 1968An Introduction to Ingmar Bergman · as SelfActor
- 1969The Passion of Anna · as Eva VergerusActor
- 1969Think of a Number · as Jane MerrildActor
- 1969Blow Hot, Blow Cold · as Margit LindmarkActor
- 1969Miss Julie · as Fröken JulieActor
- 1970The Kremlin Letter · as Erika KosnovActor
- 1970A Ballad of Love · as Woman at the aerodromeActor
- 1970Story of a Woman · as Karin UllmanActor
- 1971The Touch · as Karin VergerusActor
- 1972Ingmar Bergman · as SelfActor
- 1972The Man from the Other Side · as Britt StagneliusActor
- 1973The Hour of Parting · as Elsa JacobsenActor
- 1974Scenes from a Marriage · as KatarinaActor
- 1974My Husband, His Mistress and I · as Blanche HuysmanActor
- 1974After the Fall · as HolgaActor
- 1975Rain over Santiago · as Monique CalvéActor
- 1976Vortex · as Patricia TaulingActor
- 1976Confessions of a Fool · as Maria/Siri von EssenActor
- 1977I Never Promised You a Rose Garden · as Dr. FriedActor
- 1978An Enemy of the People · as Catherine StockmannActor
- 1978Question of Love · as Catherine DumaisActor
- 1979The Concorde... Airport '79 · as FrancineActor
- 1979Quintet · as AmbrosiaActor
- 1979Twice a Woman · as LauraActor
- 1979The Elephant Walk · as The MotherActor
- 1979A Look at Liv · as SelfActor
- 1980Marmalade Revolution · as Anna-BeritActor
- 1981I am Blushing · as Siv AnderssonActor
- 1983Exposed · as MargaretActor
- 1983Svarta fåglar · as Simone CambralActor
- 1983Gråtvalsen · as BeritActor
- 1983Savannen · as LydiaActor
- 1983A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon · as Ann-Charlotte LeflerActor
- 1984Sista leken · as Viktors hustruActor
- 1985Fridas flykt · as Fridas mammaActor
- 1986Poor Butterfly · as GertrudActor
- 1986Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1986Huomenna · as LaulajatarActor
- 1987Babette's Feast · as Svensk hofdameActor
- 1987Los dueños del silencio · as Marie-Louise WallénActor
- 1988Creditors · as TeklaActor
- 1989Maybe I Really Am a Sorceress · as SelfActor
- 1992A Passing Season · as LiseActor
- 1993Die Frauen in Ingmar Bergmans Filmen · as SelfActor
- 1994The Butterfly's Dream · as La madreActor
- 1994Dreamplay · as VictoriaActor
- 1994Musikbussen · as BerättareActor
- 1995Stjärnbilder · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1996Lines from the Heart · as SelfActor
- 1998Little Big Sister · as NarratorActor
- 2000Light Keeps Me Company · as SelfActor
- 2000Anna · as Annas morActor
- 2000Shit Happens · as Solveig OlssonActor
- 2001Inga Tidblad - Lysande stjärna av sin tid · as SelfActor
- 2003Elina: As If I Wasn't There · as Tora HolmActor
- 2004The Return of the Dancing Master · as Elsa BerggrenActor
- 2004A Poem in Images · as SelfActor
- 2004Passion of Anna: Disintegration of Passion · as SelfActor
- 2004Bilder av Bibi · as SelfActor
- 2006When Darkness Falls · as The Mother-in-lawActor
- 2006Miss Julie: 100 Years in the LimelightActor
- 2007Arn: The Knight Templar · as Mother RikissaActor
- 2007Women and Bergman · as SelfActor
- 2008Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End · as Mother RikissaActor
- 2009The Frost · as The Widow RatActor
- 2009Images from the Playground · as SelfActor
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Prejudice and Pride: Swedish Film Queer · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Året var 1976 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2026Marie Göranzon - När rampljuset slocknar · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.