Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman is one of the greatest actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age. Her natural, unpretentious beauty and her tremendous acting talent made her one of the most famous figures in her American film history. Bergman is also one of the third most Oscar-winning actresses, behind Katharine Hepburn, along with Meryl Streep and Frances McDormand.
Ingrid Bergman was born on August 29, 1915 in Stockholm, Sweden to Frida Henrietta (Adler), a German woman, and Justus Samuel Bergman, a Swedish father, an artist and photographer. Her mother died when she was 2 years old, and her father died when she was 12 years old. She moved to live with her elderly uncle.
The woman who was going to be a Hollywood star in the 1940s decided to become an actress after graduating from a regular high school. She had a taste for her acting at 17 when she played the role of an unregistered girl in the 1932 Swedish film Landskamp (1932). Her parents died while she was still a girl, and her uncle who lived with her didn't want to interfere with Ingrid's dreams. It will be three more years before she gets another chance to star in a movie. When she did, it was more than just an episode. About the film "Earl of the Old City" (1935), in which she played the role of Elsa Edlund. After several films that made her a great actress, Ingrid starred as Anita Hoffman in Intermezzo (1936). Luckily for her, American producer David O. Selznick saw this and sent a representative from Selznick International Pictures to secure her rights to her plot and sign a contract with Ingrid. After signing the contract, she moved to California and reprized her original role, appearing in the 1939 United Artists remake of the 1936 film Intermezzo (1939). The movie was a hit, and so was Ingrid.
Born: August 29, 1915 in Stockholm, Sweden
Died: August 29, 1982 in Chelsea, London, England, UK (lymphoma complications following a breast cancer operation)
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Oscars: 3
Oscar Nominations: 7
BAFTA Awards: 1
BAFTA Nominations: 2
Golden Globes: 4
Golden Globe Nominations: 8
