Anniversary of Bibi

November 11 could have turned 85 years old the great Swedish actress Berit Elisabeth Andersson, whom the whole world knew as Bibi. Could. But in April 2019 she was gone ...

Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries). 1957. Movie's Rating - 10,250, 29th Rank in the Golden Thousand.

Berit Elisabeth was born in Stockholm, the daughter of businessman Joseph Andersson and his wife Karin, a social worker. Interest in acting in her awakened at a very young age and, inspired by her parents, already at school she began to play in the children's theater. At the age of 12, Berit Elisabeth first came into contact with cinema. The children's film "Aunt Gren, Aunt Brune and Aunt Gredelin" was shot, and according to the tradition of that time, the film was to be preceded by a children's newsreel. And in this newsreel, little Berit starred in the cameo role of the magician's assistant.

Ansiktet (The Magician). 1958. Movie's Rating - 9,155, 127th Rank in the Golden Thousand.

And at the age of 16, Berit Elisabeth, or rather, who already had the stage name Bibbi Andersson, was brought together by fate with Ingmar Bergman. The fact is that in 1951, in connection with a strike in the Swedish film industry, Ingmar Bergman was forced to shoot commercials for Bris soap. In one of these commercials, the fairy princess was played by a 16-year-old schoolgirl, Bibby Andersson.

Det sjunde inseglet (The Seventh Seal). 1957. Movie's Rating - 8,772, 215th Rank in the Golden Thousand.

Two years later, Bibbi Andersson played her first, rather large, role in the full-length feature film "Dum-Bom" directed by Nils Poppe. After graduating from high school, Bibby Andersson continued her acting education at the Theater School of the Royal Dramatic Theater, while acting quite actively in films. In 1955, Bibi Andersson began a full-fledged creative collaboration with Ingmar Bergman on the set of the film "Sommarnattens leende (Smiles of a Summer Night)", in which the 20-year-old Bibi plays the episodic, unnamed role of the Actress.

Sommarnattens leende (Smiles of a Summer Night). 1955. Movie's Rating - 8,258, 441st Rank in the Golden Thousand.

Bibi Andersson's filmography includes 72 full-length feature films, of which 6 were included in the FilmGourmand's Golden Thousand. All these 6 films were directed by the great Ingmar Bergman. Thanks to this indicator and her beauty, Bibi Andersson is included in the list of the 100 most beautiful and sexiest Actresses in the world cinema, compiled by FilmGourmand.

Nära livet (Brink of Life). 1958. Movie's Rating - 8,219, 460th Rank in the Golden Thousand.

According to the established custom, in honor of the 85th anniversary, we want to remind fans of this wonderful Actress frames from the best films with her participation included in the Golden Thousand.

Persona. 1966. Movie's Rating - 8,096, 594st Rank in the Golden Thousand.

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