Ingrid Thulin mini-bio: Ingrid Thulin was born as a fisherman's daughter in
Sollefteå,
Ångermanland in northern Sweden. She took ballet lessons as a girl and was accepted by The
Royal Dramatic Theatre ("
Dramaten") in Stockholm 1948. For many years she worked regularly with the Swedish director
Ingmar Bergman; among other films, Ingrid Thulin appears in
The Magician (1958 film) (where she acted dressed as a boy), in
Winter Light (1962) (where she personifies neurotic devotion), as well as
The Silence (1963) and
Cries and Whispers (1972).
She shared the
best actress award at the 1958
Cannes Film Festival and received a
Guldbagge Award as best actress in 1964, the first year the award was given out, for her performance in
The Silence.
She was married to
Harry Schein, the founder of the
Swedish Film Institute, for more than 30 years until 1989, although they had lived separately for many years before the divorce. Her memories were published in 1992 ("
Någon jag kände" ("Somebody I knew");
ISBN 91-1-919472-2).
In her later years she lived in
Rome,
Italy. She returned to Sweden for medical treatment and later died from
cancer in
Stockholm,
Sweden, 20 days short of her 78th birthday.
