Ingrid Lilian Thulin (; 27 January 1926 – 7 January 2004) was a Swedish

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and director who collaborated with filmmaker

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. She was often cast as harrowing and desperate characters, and earned acclaim from both Swedish and international critics. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in '' Brink of Life'' (1958) and the inaugural

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for ''The Silence'' (1963), and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress BAFTA for '' Cries and Whispers'' (1972).

Early life and education

Thulin was born in Sollefteå,

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, northern Sweden, the daughter of Nanna (

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Larsson) and Adam Thulin, a fisherman. She took ballet lessons as a girl and was accepted by The

Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The the ...

("''Dramaten''") in 1948.

Career

For many years she worked regularly with

. Thulin appeared in Bergman's '' Wild Strawberries'' (1957), '' The Magician'' (1958, in which she spent much of the film dressed as a boy), '' Winter Light'' (1962), ''

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'' (1963), '' The Rite'' (1969) and '' Cries and Whispers'' (1972). She shared the

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at the

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and received a

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for Best Actress in

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, the first year the award was given out, for her performance in ''The Silence''. In 1968, she was cast by

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in his historical epic of

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, ''The Damned''. Thulin's performance earned a

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for Best Actress. Winner of the David di Donatello Awards 1974, Thulin was also nominated for the BAFTA Award the same year. In 1980, she was the head of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.

Personal life

She was married to Harry Schein, the founder of the

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, for more than 30 years until 1989, although they lived separately for many years before divorcing. She bought an apartment in Paris, France, in the early 1960s, and some years later a beach house in San Felice Circeo. In 1970, she became a resident of

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, Italy, where she lived for 34 years. Her memoir was published in 1992 ("''Någon jag kände''" ("Somebody I knew"); Norstedts Förlag; ).

Death

She returned to Sweden for medical treatment and later died from cancer in Stockholm, 20 days before her 78th birthday.

Legacy

The municipality of Sollefteå, where Thulin is buried, has given out an Ingrid Thulin Memorial Scholarship annually since 2008. The Scholarship (which is valued at SEK 20,000), is open to any applicants pursuing the arts. It is sponsored by actress Harriet Andersson, Thulin's longtime personal friend.

Selected filmography

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* ''Jørund Smed'' (1948) – Girl * '' Son of the Sea'' (1949) – Gudrun * '' Love Wins Out'' (1949) – Margit Dahlman * '' Jack of Hearts'' (1950) – Gunvor Ranterud * '' When Love Came to the Village'' (1950) – Agneta *''

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'' (1951)– Yvonne * '' Encounter with Life'' (1952) – Viola * '' Kalle Karlsson of Jularbo'' (1952) – Elsa * '' A Night in the Archipelago'' (1953) – Ingrid * ''

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'' (1953) – Anna Ryding * '' Dance in the Smoke'' (1954) – Woman in haystack (uncredited) * ''Två sköna juveler'' (1954) – Lilly Fridh * '' The Dance Hall'' (1955) – Cecilia * '' Whoops!'' (1955) – Malou Hjorthage * '' Foreign Intrigue'' (1956, Director: Sheldon Reynolds) (with

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) – Brita * ''

Never in Your Life ''Never in Your Life'' (Swedish: ''Aldrig i livet'') is a 1957 Swedish crime film directed by Arne Ragneborn and starring Lars Ekborg, Ingrid Thulin and Sven-Eric Gamble. It was shot at the in Stocksund Studios in Stockholm. The film was originall ...

'' (1957) – Lily * ''Smultronstället / Wild Strawberries'' (1957, Director:

) (with

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) – Marianne Borg * '' Brink of Life'' (1958, Director:

) – Cecilia Ellius * '' Ansiktet / The Magician'' (1958, Director:

) – Manda Vogler * '' Domaren'' (1960, Director:

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) – Brita Randel * '' Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' (1962, Director:

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) (with Glenn Ford) – Marguerite Laurier * '' Agostino'' (1962, Director:

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) – Agostino's Mother * '' Nattvardsgästerna / Winter Light'' (1963, Director:

) (with Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow and Gunnel Lindblom) – Märta Lundberg * '' Tystnaden / The Silence'' (1963, Director:

) (with Gunnel Lindblom) – Ester * ''Sekstet'' (1963) – Elaine * '' Espionage (TV series)'' (1963) - 'The Incurable One' episode * '' Die Lady'' (1964) – Nadine * '' Return from the Ashes'' (1965, Director: J. Lee Thompson) (with Maximilian Schell, Samantha Eggar) – Dr. Michele 'Mischa' Wolf * ''

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'' (1966, Director:

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) (with Yves Montand) – Marianne * ''

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'' (1966) – Irene * ''Domani non siamo più qui'' (1967) – Gioia * '' Vargtimmen / Hour of the Wolf'' (1968, Director:

) (with Max von Sydow) – Veronica Vogler * '' Calda e... infedele'' (1968) – Camila * '' Badarna'' (1968) – Cook * '' Adélaïde'' (1968) – Elisabeth Hermann * ''O.K. Yevtushenko'' (1968) – Nando Girl * '' Riten / The Rite'' (1969, TV Movie, Director:

) (with Ingmar Bergman and Gunnar Björnstrand) – Thea Winkelmann * '' La caduta degli dei'' (1969, Director:

) (with Dirk Bogarde, Helmut Berger) – Baroness Sophie Von Essenbeck * '' La corta notte delle bambole di vetro'' (1971, Director: Aldo Lado) (with Jean Sorel, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bach – Jessica * ''N.P. il segreto'' (1971) – N.P.'s wife * '' Viskningar och rop / Cries and Whispers'' (1972, Director:

) (with

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, Harriet Andersson) – Karin * ''La sainte famille'' (1973) – Maria * '' En handfull kärlek'' (1974, Director:

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) – Inez Crona * ''Monismanien 1995'' (1975) – Personundersökare * ' (1975, Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre) (with

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) – Hélène * '' Salon Kitty'' (1976, Director: Tinto Brass) (with Helmut Berger) – Kitty Kellermann * ''L'Agnese va a morire'' (1976) – Agnese * '' The Cassandra Crossing'' (1976, Director: George Pan Cosmatos) (with

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, Richard Harris,

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) – Dr. Elena Stradner * ''En och en'' (1978) – Ylva * '' It Rained All Night the Day I Left'' (1980) – Minor Role * '' Efter repetitionen / After the Rehearsal'' (1984, TV Movie, Director:

) (with Erland Josephson) * ''

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'' (1987, Director: Giuliano Montaldo) (with Ben Gazzara,

, Kate Nelligan) – Mrs. Havemeyer * ''Orn'' (1987) * '' The House of Smiles'' (1991) – Adelina (final film role)

References

External links

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Ingrid Thulin Official Website (Swedish)
(archived)
Ingmar Bergman Face to Face on Ingrid Thulin

Bergman's leading lady dies at 76

Ingrid Thulin: Northern Light
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thulin, Ingrid 1926 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Swedish actresses Swedish film actresses Best Actress Guldbagge Award winners Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners Deaths from cancer in Sweden People from Sollefteå Municipality