Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish-born actress who became one of the greatest and most respected figures in world cinema. Renowned for her natural beauty, emotional depth, and artistic integrity, she achieved lasting success in both Hollywood and European cinema and is remembered as one of the most influential actresses of the 20th century.

Ingrid Bergman was born on August 29, 1915, in Stockholm, Sweden. Her mother, Frieda Henrietta Bergman, was German, and her father, Justus Samuel Bergman, was Swedish. She lost her mother at the age of two and her father at thirteen, after which she was raised by her aunts. At the age of seventeen, she received acting lessons at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden.

She made her film debut in Landskamp (1932) at the age of seventeen. Her breakthrough came in 1939 with Intermezzo: A Love Story, which attracted international attention and led her to Hollywood. Despite sharing a surname, she had no relation to legendary director Ingmar Bergman.

In 1942, Ingrid Bergman starred opposite Humphrey Bogart in the Hollywood classic Casablanca, directed by Michael Curtiz. Her portrayal of Ilsa Lund became one of the most iconic performances in film history and firmly established her as a Hollywood star.

In 1943, she starred with Gary Cooper in For Whom the Bell Tolls, the first cinematic adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s novel of the same name. Her performance further solidified her international acclaim.

Ingrid Bergman worked extensively with director Alfred Hitchcock, starring in Spellbound (1945) alongside Gregory Peck, Notorious (1946) with Cary Grant, and Under Capricorn (1949). These collaborations are regarded among the finest works of her career.

In 1950, she married Italian screenwriter and director Roberto Rossellini and moved to Italy, where she appeared in several of his films. In 1956, she performed on stage in Paris in the play Tea and Sympathy, marking her return to public favor. That same year, she returned to Hollywood.

Her triumphant comeback came with Anastasia (1956), directed by Anatole Litvak, in which she starred opposite Yul Brynner. For this role, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 29th Academy Awards.

Ingrid Bergman returned permanently to Sweden in 1978. In 1974, she appeared in Murder on the Orient Express, directed by Sidney Lumet, alongside an ensemble cast including Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, and Richard Widmark. Her performance earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 1978, she starred in Autumn Sonata, directed by Ingmar Bergman, delivering one of the most powerful performances of her later career. In 1982, she portrayed Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the television film A Woman Called Golda, opposite Leonard Nimoy.

Ingrid Bergman died on August 29, 1982, her 67th birthday, in London, England, from breast cancer. In accordance with her wishes, her body was cremated. Part of her ashes were scattered into the sea near Fjällbacka on Sweden’s west coast, while the remainder were buried beside her parents at Norra Begravningsplatsen in Stockholm.

Marriages:
1937 – Married Petter Aron Lindström (divorced 1950); daughter Pia Lindström (born 1938)
1950 – Married Roberto Rossellini (divorced 1957); children Renato Rossellini (born 1950), twins Isabella Rossellini and Isotta Ingrid Rossellini (born 1952)
1958 – Married film producer Lars Schmidt (divorced 1978)

Awards:
1945 – Academy Award – Best Actress (Gaslight)
1946 – Golden Globe – Best Actress (The Bells of St. Mary’s)
1957 – Academy Award – Best Actress (Anastasia)
1957 – Golden Globe – Best Actress (Anastasia)
1975 – Academy Award – Best Supporting Actress (Murder on the Orient Express)

Filmography
1932 – Landskamp
1935 – Bränningar
1935 – Munkbrogreven
1935 – Swedenhielms
1935 – Valborgsmässoafton
1936 – På solsidan
1936 – Intermezzo
1938 – En kvinnas ansikte
1938 – Dollar
1938 – Die vier Gesellen
1939 – Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939 – En enda natt
1940 – Juninatten
1941 – Adam Had Four Sons
1941 – Rage in Heaven
1941 – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1942 – Casablanca
1943 – For Whom the Bell Tolls
1944 – Gaslight
1945 – The Bells of St. Mary’s
1945 – Spellbound
1946 – Notorious
1948 – Arch of Triumph
1948 – Joan of Arc
1949 – Under Capricorn
1950 – Stromboli
1952 – Europa ’51
1954 – Journey to Italy
1954 – Fear
1956 – Anastasia
1956 – Paris Does Strange Things
1958 – Indiscreet
1958 – The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1961 – Goodbye Again
1963 – Hedda Gabler (TV Film)
1964 – The Visit
1964 – The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1969 – Cactus Flower
1970 – A Walk in the Spring Rain
1974 – Murder on the Orient Express
1976 – A Matter of Time
1978 – Autumn Sonata
1982 – A Woman Called Golda (TV Film)
1982 – Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
1994 – That’s Entertainment! III (Archive Footage)
1994 – Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (Archive Footage)
1998 – Classified X (Archive Footage)
2010 – Smash His Camera (Archive Footage)
2012 – La guerra dei vulcani (Archive Footage)
2015 – Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (Archive Footage)

Source: Biyografiler.com