Ingrid Bergman facts for kids
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Ingrid Bergman
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Bergman in 1944
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| Born | August 29, 1915 Stockholm, Sweden
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| Died | August 29, 1982 (aged 67) London, England
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| Resting place | Norra Begravningsplatsen, Stockholm |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1932–1982 |
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Notable work
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Petter Lindström
(m. 1937; div. 1950)Lars Schmidt
(m. 1958; div. 1975) |
| Children | 4, including Pia Lindström and Isabella Rossellini |
| Awards | Full list |
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Ingrid Bergman (born August 29, 1915 – died August 29, 1982) was a famous Swedish actress. She starred in many movies and plays in Europe and America. Her acting career lasted for 50 years, and she is remembered as one of the greatest actresses ever.
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Early Life and Childhood
Ingrid Bergman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 29, 1915. Her father, Justus Samuel Bergman, was Swedish, and her mother, Frieda Bergman, was German. Ingrid was named after Princess Ingrid of Sweden. Even though she grew up in Sweden, she spent her summers in Germany and spoke fluent German.
Ingrid's mother passed away when Ingrid was only two and a half years old. Her father, who was a photographer, took many pictures of her. He died when she was about 14. Ingrid had also taken voice lessons for three years and loved being in front of a camera.
After her father's death, Ingrid lived with her aunts and uncles. She later received a scholarship to the Royal Dramatic Theatre School. However, during her first summer break, a Swedish film studio hired her. She then began working in movies full-time.
Bergman spoke Swedish and German as her first languages. She later learned English and Italian when she lived in the U.S. and Italy. She also learned French in school. She acted in all these languages during her career.
A Star's Career
Ingrid Bergman's first movie role was in Sweden in 1935. She started as an extra and soon became a star. She was very talented and could play many different characters. Her most famous Swedish films were Intermezzo and En kvinnas ansikte (A Woman's Face). She acted in eleven Swedish films before she turned 25.
In 1939, Hollywood producer David O. Selznick invited Ingrid to move to Hollywood. She starred in the American version of Intermezzo. This movie was a huge success and made Bergman a big star. She was known for her natural beauty and often wore less makeup than other actresses. She continued to star in Hollywood movies until 1949. Some of her most famous roles were Ilsa in Casablanca, Maria in For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Paula in Gaslight.
From 1950 to 1955, Bergman left Hollywood to make films with Italian director Roberto Rossellini. She returned to Hollywood in 1956 to star in Anastasia. Bergman kept acting in Hollywood films and TV shows. Many of her movies were also shown in England and France. Later in her career, some of her most famous movies included Anastasia (1956), Autumn Sonata (1978), Murder on the Orient Express, and Cactus Flower (1969).
Ingrid Bergman also performed in stage plays throughout her career. These plays were usually at the West End, a famous theater district in London, England.
Her last movie was Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten). She received her seventh Academy Award nomination for her role in this film. The movie was filmed in Norway while Bergman was bravely fighting cancer.
In 1982, Bergman played the Israeli prime minister Golda Meir in a TV mini-series called A Woman Called Golda. This was her final acting role. She won a second Emmy Award for Best Actress for this role after she had passed away.
Awards and Recognition
Ingrid Bergman was the second actress ever to win three Academy Awards for acting. She won two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress. She also won two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.
Personal Life
Marriages and Family
On July 10, 1937, when she was 21, Ingrid Bergman married Petter Aron Lindström, a dentist who later became a brain surgeon. They had one daughter, Friedel Pia Lindström, born in 1938.
Bergman divorced Lindström in 1950 and married Italian film director Roberto Rossellini. They had three children: a son named Renato Roberto Ranaldo Giusto Giuseppe ("Robin") Rossellini (born in 1950), and twin daughters Isotta Ingrid Rossellini and Isabella Rossellini (born in 1952). Isabella became a famous actress and model, and Isotta Ingrid became a professor of Italian literature. Bergman's marriage to Rossellini ended in divorce in 1957.
On December 21, 1958, Bergman married Lars Schmidt, a theater producer from Sweden. They divorced in 1975.
Activism and Support
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Ingrid Bergman spoke out against racial segregation in the United States at a press conference in Washington, D.C..
During World War II, she traveled to Alaska to entertain U.S. Army troops. After the war, she also went to Europe to do the same.
Illness and Passing
Bergman was diagnosed with cancer in 1974. She had surgeries and chemotherapy but continued to work until 1981. She passed away in London on August 29, 1982, her 67th birthday. Her ex-husband Lars Schmidt was with her. A memorial service was held in October at Saint Martin-in-the-Fields church, with many people attending to remember her.
Ingrid Bergman was cremated at a private funeral. Her ashes were later taken to Sweden.
Legacy and Remembrance
In 1980, Alan Burgess helped Bergman write her autobiography, Ingrid Bergman: My Story. She decided to write it because her son told her that people would only know her through rumors if she didn't tell her own story.
In 1983, a year after her death, stars, friends, and family gathered at the Venice Film Festival to honor Bergman. They spent five days remembering her and the amazing impact she left behind.
A statue of Bergman has been placed outside the Lisner Auditorium. This was done to recognize her protest against racial segregation.
Wesleyan University keeps the "Ingrid Bergman Collection." This collection includes her personal papers, movie scripts, awards, photos, costumes, and other important items from her life.
Ingrid Bergman's Famous Quotes
- "I was perhaps the most photographed child in Scandinavia."
- "I am an actress, and I am interested in acting, not in making money."
- "The best way to keep young is to keep going in whatever it is that keeps you going."
- "No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions, deep into the twilight of the soul."
Interesting Facts About Ingrid Bergman
- Ingrid Bergman and Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman were not related, even though they shared the same last name. They did work together on some movies.
- She starred in over 50 films during her career.
- She was known for being able to play many different types of characters.
- She was also famous for her natural beauty.
- She spoke several languages fluently, including Swedish, English, German, Italian, and French.
- Ingrid Bergman worked with the famous director Alfred Hitchcock.
- She made history by becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a foreign-language role in the film Gaslight.
- She actively supported organizations like UNICEF and worked hard to help people in need.
- After she passed away, Ingrid Bergman was given the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for her contributions to the arts and her humanitarian work.
See also
In Spanish: Ingrid Bergman para niños
- List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories
- List of Academy Award records – first Nordic to win for acting, in Gaslight (1944)
- List of actors nominated for Academy Awards for non-English performances – nominated for Best Actress, in Autumn Sonata (1978)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Images for kids
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Bergman in 1939
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Ingrid Bergman in Notorious. American film critic Dan Callahan called Bergman "The great female Hitchcock actor".
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Bergman in a magazine photo shoot in the 1940s
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Bergman in 1941
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Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca, her most famous role.
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Bergman with director Victor Fleming at the premiere of Joan of Arc (1949)
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Bergman in the film Stromboli
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Bergman as Irene Girard in Europa '51
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Bergman in Fear (1955)
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In Anastasia (1956) which won her second Oscar
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With Mel Ferrer in Renoir's Elena and Her Men (1956)
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Grant and Bergman in Indiscreet (1958)
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Bergman in 1960
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Ingrid Bergman with her three children by Rossellini, in 1963, on the filming set of The Visit.
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Bergman with Gustaf Molander, who directed her in Stimulantia
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Bergman with third husband, theatre producer, Lars Schmidt
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Bergman in The Constant Wife
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Bergman's last performance in A Woman Called Golda won her an Emmy posthumously
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Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant had a close friendship, and he accepted her Academy Award on her behalf for her role in Anastasia at the 29th Academy Awards ceremony.
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Bergman's grave at Norra Begravningsplatsen
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Bergman's former residence in Choisel, where she lived with Lars Schmidt in the 60s
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