Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Confirmed: Famed Actress Liv Ullmann, 87, Is Most Definitely Alive, Two Time Oscar Nominee Victim of Another Stupid Internet Hoax

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Liv Ullmann is alive, thanks.

Reports of her death have been much exaggerated.

Some stupid internet hoax claimed Ullmann, who is 87 and lives in Oslo, Norway, had passed away.

It’s just not true. I’ve confirmed the news through her office.

A great actress and beauty, Ullmann has twice been nominated for Oscars. She received a Lifetime Oscar in 2022.

Ullmann burst on the scene in 1966 with Ingmar Bergman’s “Persona.” She made several more movies with him including “Face to Face,” and “The Passion of Anna.” The actor and director made 12 movies together and their legendary romance produced a daughter, Lin Ullmann.

Other films include “Cries and Whispers,” “Autumn Sonata,” and “Scenes from a Marriage.” Ullmann famously turned down the lead in another Bergman classic, “Fanny and Alexander.”

Ullmann has also worked hard for the United Nations and UNICEF as a goodwill ambassador. She’s also starred in four Broadway plays and has one Tony nomination.

These death rumors are so stupid and embarrassing, and insulting. Believe me, if and when Liv Ullmann goes, the news won’t be on Twitter first!

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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