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Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman

1915-08-29 Stockholm, Sweden

Ingrid Bergman (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays. With a career spanning five decades, she is often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cinematic history. According to the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, upon her arrival in the U.S. Bergman quickly became "the ideal of American womanhood" and a contender for Hollywood's greatest leading actress. David O. Selznick once called her "the most completely conscientious actress" he had ever worked with. In 1999, the American Film Institute recognised Bergman as the fourth greatest female screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema. She won numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, four Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Award and a Volpi Cup. She is one of only four actresses to have received at least three acting Academy Awards (only Katharine Hepburn has four). Born in Stockholm to a Swedish father and a German mother, Bergman began her acting career in Swedish and German films. Her introduction to the U.S. audience came in the English-language remake of Intermezzo (1939). Known for her naturally luminous beauty, she starred in Casablanca (1942) as Ilsa Lund, her most famous role, opposite Humphrey Bogart. Bergman's notable performances in the 1940s include the dramas For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Gaslight (1944), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), and Joan of Arc (1948), all of which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress; she won for Gaslight. She made three films with Alfred Hitchcock: Spellbound (1945), with Gregory Peck, Notorious (1946), opposite Cary Grant and Under Capricorn (1949), alongside Joseph Cotten. In 1950, she starred in Roberto Rossellini's Stromboli, released after the revelation she was having an affair with Rossellini; that and her pregnancy prior to their marriage created a scandal in the U.S. that prompted her to remain in Europe for several years. During this time she starred in Rossellini's Europa '51 and Journey to Italy (1954), now critically acclaimed, the former of which won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She had a successful return to working for a Hollywood studio in Anastasia (1956), winning her second Academy Award for Best Actress. Soon after, she co-starred with Grant in the romance Indiscreet (1958). In 1969, she starred in the acclaimed and highly successful film Cactus Flower. In later years, Bergman won her third Academy Award, this one for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Murder on the Orient Express (1974). In 1978, she starred in Ingmar Bergman's (no relation) Swedish Autumn Sonata receiving her sixth Best Actress nomination. Bergman spoke five languages – Swedish, English, German, Italian and French – and acted in each. In her final role, she portrayed the late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the television miniseries A Woman Called Golda (1982) for which she posthumously won her second Emmy Award for Best Actress. In 1974, Bergman discovered she was suffering from breast cancer but continued to work until shortly before her death on her sixty-seventh birthday.

Filmography

Two Bergmans

Two Bergmans

2025 · Movie

as Self speaking English / Self speaking Italian (archival footage)

Sverige och kriget

Sverige och kriget

2025 · TV Show

as Self (archive footage)

Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes

Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes

2024 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Becoming Marilyn

Becoming Marilyn

2022 · Movie

as (archive footage)

The Rossellinis

The Rossellinis

2021 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

Yul Brynner, the Magnificent

2020 · Movie

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Beautiful Like a Poem

Beautiful Like a Poem

2020 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Julie Andrews Forever

Julie Andrews Forever

2019 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Hitler's Hollywood

Hitler's Hollywood

2017 · Movie

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

Becoming Cary Grant

Becoming Cary Grant

2017 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Fabulous Allan Carr

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017 · Movie

as Self (archive)

Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman

Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman

2016 · Movie

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

2015 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

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Viva Ingrid!

2015 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

2013 · TV Show

as Self (archive footage)

The War of the Volcanoes

The War of the Volcanoes

2012 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

2009 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood sul Tevere

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009 · Movie

Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali

Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali

2008 · Movie

as Self (Archive Footage)

Warner at War

Warner at War

2008 · Movie

as (archive footage)

Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'

Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'

2006 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Året var 1955

Året var 1955

2005 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Reflections on 'Gaslight'

Reflections on 'Gaslight'

2003 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

As Time Goes By: The Children Remember

As Time Goes By: The Children Remember

2003 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Un film et son époque

Un film et son époque

2003 · TV Show

as Self (archive footage)

Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

2002 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

2001 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

2001 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Federico Fellini's Autobiography

Federico Fellini's Autobiography

2000 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

1999 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Rossellini Under the Volcano

Rossellini Under the Volcano

1998 · Movie

as Karen (archive footage)

Glorious Technicolor

Glorious Technicolor

1998 · Movie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

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Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain

1996 · Movie

as Self - actress, wife

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

1996 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

1995 · Movie

as Self (segment "Salute to Orson Welles") (archive footage)

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

1995 · Movie

as Dr. Constance Petersen (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stjärnbilder

Stjärnbilder

1995 · Movie

as (archive footage)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994 · Movie

as (archive footage)

Rossellini Through His Own Eyes

Rossellini Through His Own Eyes

1993 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Minns ni?

Minns ni?

1993 · Movie

as (archive footage)

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

1993 · TV Show

as Self (archive footage)

You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'

You Must Remember This: A Tribute to 'Casablanca'

1992 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Anthony Quinn: An Original

Anthony Quinn: An Original

1990 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

Gregory Peck: His Own Man

1988 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982 · Movie

as (in "Notorious") (archive footage)

A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda

1982 · Movie

as Golda Meir

A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda

1982 · TV Show

as Golda Meir

Ingrid Bergman at the National Film Theatre

Ingrid Bergman at the National Film Theatre

1981 · Movie

as Interviewee

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

1979 · Movie

as Self

Autumn Sonata

Autumn Sonata

1978 · Movie

as Charlotte

Ersatz

Ersatz

1978 · Movie

as Ilsa Lund (voice) (archive sound)

The Making of Autumn Sonata

The Making of Autumn Sonata

1978 · Movie

as Self

A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time

1976 · Movie

as Contessa Sanziani

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A Tradition of Romance

1976 · Movie

as Herself

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Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

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Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

1975 · Movie

as (archive footage)

Apostrophes

Apostrophes

1975 · TV Show

as Self

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974 · Movie

as Greta Ohlson

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974 · TV Show

as Self

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

1973 · Movie

as Mrs. Frankweiler

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973 · TV Show

as Self

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 · Movie

as Self (archive footage)

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Film '72

1971 · TV Show

as Self

A Walk in the Spring Rain

A Walk in the Spring Rain

1970 · Movie

as Libby Meredith

Langlois

Langlois

1970 · Movie

as Self

Cactus Flower

Cactus Flower

1969 · Movie

as Stephanie Dickinson

Stimulantia

Stimulantia

1967 · Movie

as Mathilde Hartman

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967 · TV Show

as Self

The Human Voice

The Human Voice

1966 · Movie

as A Woman

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

1966 · TV Show

as A Woman

The Car That Became a Star

The Car That Became a Star

1965 · Movie

as Gerda Millett (archive footage)

Dim Dam Dom

Dim Dam Dom

1965 · TV Show

as Self

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964 · Movie

as Gerda Millett

The Visit

The Visit

1964 · Movie

as Karla Zachanassian

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Pappa Sandrew

1964 · Movie

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

1962 · Movie

as Hedda Gabler

Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1961 · Movie

as Paula Tessier

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961 · Movie

as Self (uncredited)

Auguste

Auguste

1961 · Movie

as Cameo Appearance (uncredited)

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

1961 · Movie

as Clare Lester

The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

1959 · Movie

as Governess

Startime

Startime

1959 · TV Show

as Governess

Indiscreet

Indiscreet

1958 · Movie

as Anna Kalman

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958 · Movie

as Gladys Aylward

No image

Small World

1958 · TV Show

as Self

Anastasia

Anastasia

1956 · Movie

as Anna Koreff / Anastasia

Elena and Her Men

Elena and Her Men

1956 · Movie

as Elena Sokorowska

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956 · TV Show

as Self - Recipient, Self - appearing on film

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956 · TV Show

as Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 · TV Show

as Self - Presenter

Journey to Italy

Journey to Italy

1954 · Movie

as Katherine Joyce

Fear

Fear

1954 · Movie

as Irene Wagner

Joan of Arc at the Stake

Joan of Arc at the Stake

1954 · Movie

as Joan of Arc

We, the Women

We, the Women

1953 · Movie

as Ingrid (segment "Ingrid Bergman")

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Med Ingrid Bergman på Berns

1953 · Movie

The Chicken

The Chicken

1953 · Movie

as Ingrid

A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family

A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family

1953 · Movie

as Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · TV Show

as Self

Europa '51

Europa '51

1952 · Movie

as Irene Girard

Santa Brigida

Santa Brigida

1951 · Movie

as Herself

Stromboli

Stromboli

1950 · Movie

as Karin Bjornsen

Under Capricorn

Under Capricorn

1949 · Movie

as Lady Henrietta Flusky

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

1948 · Movie

as Joan Madou

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

1948 · Movie

as Joan of Arc

Bambi

Bambi

1948 · TV Show

as Self (archive footage)

Notorious

Notorious

1946 · Movie

as Alicia Huberman

Spellbound

Spellbound

1945 · Movie

as Dr. Constance Petersen

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945 · Movie

as Sister Mary Benedict

Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk

1945 · Movie

as Clio Dulaine

Gaslight

Gaslight

1944 · Movie

as Paula Alquist

Breakdowns of 1944

Breakdowns of 1944

1944 · Movie

as Self

Casablanca

Casablanca

1943 · Movie

as Ilsa Lund

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943 · Movie

as Maria

Swedes in America

Swedes in America

1943 · Movie

as Herself

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941 · Movie

as Ivy Peterson

Rage in Heaven

Rage in Heaven

1941 · Movie

as Stella Bergen

Adam Had Four Sons

Adam Had Four Sons

1941 · Movie

as Emilie Gallatin

June Night

June Night

1940 · Movie

as Kerstin Norbäck

Intermezzo: A Love Story

Intermezzo: A Love Story

1939 · Movie

as Anita Hoffman

Only One Night

Only One Night

1939 · Movie

as Eva Beckman

Ingrid Bergman, "Intermezzo" Screen Test

Ingrid Bergman, "Intermezzo" Screen Test

1939 · Movie

as Self

A Woman's Face

A Woman's Face

1938 · Movie

as Anna Holm

Dollar

Dollar

1938 · Movie

as Julia Balzar

The Four Companions

The Four Companions

1938 · Movie

as Marianne Kruge

Cat Across the Road

Cat Across the Road

1937 · Movie

as Woman in mirror

Intermezzo

Intermezzo

1936 · Movie

as Anita Hoffman

On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

1936 · Movie

as Eva Bergh

Walpurgis Night

Walpurgis Night

1935 · Movie

as Lena Bergström

Swedenhielms

Swedenhielms

1935 · Movie

as Astrid

The Count of the Old Town

The Count of the Old Town

1935 · Movie

as Elsa Edlund

Ocean Breakers

Ocean Breakers

1935 · Movie

as Karin Ingman

National match

National match

1932 · Movie

as Girl Waiting in Line (uncredited)

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