Ullmann in 2011, photo by Denis Makarenko/BIgstock.com
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Date of Birth: 16 December, 1938
Ethnicity: Norwegian, as well as one eighth Swedish
Liv Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director.
Liv was born in Tokyo, the daughter of Norwegian parents, Janna Erbe (Lund) and Erik Viggo Ullmann, an aircraft engineer who was working in Japan at the time. Her father was born in Vardø, Finnmark. Her mother was born in Engstykket, Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag. Her family moved to Ontario, Canada, when she was two, while her father worked on a Norwegian air force base there, on Toronto Island; and later to New York, eventually settling in Trondheim, Norway.
Liv is married to real estate developer Donald Leslie Saunders. She has a daughter, author and journalist Linn Ullmann, with her former partner, Swedish film director, screenwriter, and producer Ingmar Bergman.
Her paternal grandfather was sent to the Dachau concentration camp during WWII for helping Jews escape from his Norwegian town. He died in the camp.
Liv’s paternal grandfather was Halfdan Andreas Ullmann (the son of Johan Christian Viggo Ullmann and Marie Vilhelmine Eriksen). Halfdan was born in Seljord, Telemark. Johan was the son of Jørgen Nicolai Axel Ullmann and Cathrine Johanne Fredrikke Vilhelmine “Mina” Dunker. Marie was the daughter of Sogneprest til Løten Andreas Melchior Eriksen and Francisca Wilhelmine Birgitte Hansteen.
Liv’s paternal grandmother was Dagmar Jenny Erika Nilsen (the daughter of Erik Emanuel Nilsen and Jenny Maria Florelius). Dagmar was born in Oslo. Liv’s great-grandmother Jenny was born in Åmål, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, the daughter of Sven Fredrik Florelius and Maria Svensdotter.
Liv’s maternal grandfather was Johan Tobias Lund (the son of Johan Tobias Atke Lund and Ellen Margrethe Barstad Dahl). Liv’s grandfather Johan was born in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag. Liv’s great-grandfather Johan was the son of Hans Atche Lund and Anne Margrethe Cecilie Irgens. Ellen was the daughter of Ole Arntsen Møllerdahlen/Dahl and Maria Hansdatter Barstad.
Liv’s maternal grandmother was Oline Christiane Erbe (the daughter of Just Henrik Erbe and Anna Petrine Brun). Oline was born in Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag. Just was the son of Pø/Peter Oluf Erbe and Bereth Martha Olsdatter. Anna was the daughter of O. Brun.
Source: Genealogy of Liv Ullmann – https://www.geni.com
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