The European Film Academy will honor Norwegian cinema legend Liv Ullmann with the European Lifetime Achievement Award at the 38th European Film Awards in recognition of her distinguished career as an actress, director, and screenwriter.

Born in Tokyo and raised in Canada and Norway, Ullmann was a theater actress in Oslo before meeting Ingmar Bergman in the mid-1960s, kicking off one of the most creatively productive collaborations in cinema history. Ullmann’s performances in Bergman’s Persona (1966), Shame (1968), Cries and Whispers (1972), Scenes from a Marriage (1974), Face to Face (1976), and Autumn Sonata (1978) earned international fame and accolades. She’s a two-time Oscar nominee — picking up best actress nominations for her roles in Jan Troell’s The Emigrants (

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