The Resume

(December 16, 1939- )
Appeared in 'Persona,' 'Hour of the Wolf,' 'Shame,' 'The Passion of Anna,' 'Cries and Whispers,' 'Scenes from a Marriage,' 'Face to Face,' 'The Serpent's Egg' and 'Autumn Sonata'
Directed 'Sofie'

Why she might be annoying:

She turned down a part in 'Dressed to Kill' because it was too violent.
Even though she is Norwegian, she never set foot in Norway until she was seven.
She casts her daughter in her own films.
Some may find her work with Ingmar Bergman too pretentious.
She ranked #9 in 1973 on Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dress List.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was a Norwegian army brat.
She has a long and distinguished career in the theater.
The Ocean Blue featured her on one of their album covers.
She appeared topless in 'Shame.'
She resisted making her film 'Faithless' preachy about monogamy.
She arranged for Woody Allen to meet his hero, Ingmar Bergman.
She has done some amazing acting in some of the best films ever made.

Credit: Nihilism Cynicism Sarcasm Orgasm

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Buddy! Dude! Man! Guy!
• Cannes Film Festival Jury Members (Ranked: 2001)
• Cannes Film Festival Jury Members (Ranked: 1978)
• Cannes Film Festival Jury Presidents (Ranked: 2001)
• Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Performances that Should Have Won an Oscar but Didn't [November 25, 2002] (Ranked: 82)
• Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress [Drama] (Ranked: 1972)
• I Portrayed a Queen
• I Probably Banged Warren Beatty
• I Was Nominated for an Acting Oscar for a Performance in a Foreign Language (Ranked: 1972)
• I Was Nominated for an Acting Oscar for a Performance in a Foreign Language (Ranked: 1976)
• Ingmar Bergman Films
• Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dressed [1973] (Ranked: 9)
• National Board of Review Award for Best Actress (Ranked: 1968)
• National Board of Review Award for Best Actress (Ranked: 1973)
• National Board of Review Award for Best Actress (Ranked: 1976)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (Ranked: 1972)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (Ranked: 1974)
• New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (Ranked: 1976)
• Night of 100 Stars [March 8, 1982]
• Nihilism Cynicism Sarcasm Orgasm's Profiles [Series 1]
• People Magazine Worst Seller of the Year (Ranked: 1975)
• Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances (Ranked: 49)
• Profiles 6001-6250 (Ranked: 6189)
• Scrumptious Scandinavians
• Tony Award: Hosts (Ranked: 1979)
• UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1968-1975]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 63 Votes: 63.49% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 62 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 83 Votes: 61.45% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 39.29% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 43.59% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 90 Votes: 45.56% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 140 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 171 Votes: 46.78% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 298 Votes: 48.99% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 517 Votes: 46.23% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 205 Votes: 51.71% Annoying