Thulin, Ingrid (1926–2004)
Thulin, Ingrid (1926–2004)
Swedish actress. Born Jan 27, 1926, in Solleftea, Sweden; died Jan 7, 2004, in Stockholm; studied acting at Royal Dramatic Theater, Stockholm; studied pantomime with Etienne Decroux in Paris; m. Harry Schein (founder of the Swedish Film Institute).
One of Sweden's finest stage and screen actresses, began film career in Where the Winds Blow (1948), but it was her work with director Ingmar Bergman—both at the Malmö Municipal Theater and in films—that brought her international recognition with Wild Strawberries (1957), The Magician (1958), Winter Light (1963), The Silence (1963), Hour of the Wolf (1968), The Ritual (1969) and Cries and Whispers (1972); also worked with France's Alain Resnais (La Guerre est finie, 1966) and Italy's Luchino Visconti (The Damned, 1969); directed several films, including the short Devotion (1975), in which she also acted, and 2 features: One and One (1978) and Brusten Himmel (Broken Sky, 1982); other films include Foreign Intrigue (1956), The Judge (1960), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962), Night Games (1966), La Cage (1975), The Cassandra Crossing (1977), At the Rehearsal (1984) and La Casa del Sorriso (House of Smiles, 1991). Won Best Actress award at Cannes Film Festival (1958), for Bergman's Brink of Life.