
Bibi Andersson
- Date of Birth: 1935-11-11
- Date of Death: 2019-04-14
- Place of Birth: Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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 f... 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.

Shit Happens
Comedy, Drama • 2000 February

Vortex
Thriller • 1976 January

En natt på Glimmingehus
Comedy, Romance • 1954 December

Miss Julie
Drama, Romance, TV Movie • 1969 December

Svarta fåglar
Drama, Romance • 1983 August

The Wedding Day
Romance, Comedy • 1960 October

Ubåt 39
Drama • 1952 August

Karneval
Drama • 1961 February

After the Fall
Drama, TV Movie • 1974 January

Bilder av Bibi
Documentary • 2014 January