Ingrid Thulin

Ingrid Lilian Thulin was born on January 27, 1926, in Sollefteå, Ångermanland. Training in classical ballet before entering the Royal Dramatic Theatre School in Stockholm, her cool Nordic beauty and ferocious intellectual intensity attracted international directors.

As one of Bergman's key muse performers, Thulin shared the Cannes Best Actress Award in 1958 for Brink of Life (Nära livet) and delivered unforgettable portrayals as Marianne in Wild Strawberries, Ester in The Silence, and Karin in Cries and Whispers. In European cinema, she starred in Luchino Visconti's The Damned and Alain Resnais' The War Is Over, dividing her later years between Rome and Sweden.