Ingrid Bergman[a] (29 August 1915 â€" 29 August 1982) was a Swedish
actress who starred in a variety of European and American films,
television movies, and plays. She won many accolades, including three
Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, four Golden
Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award.Bergman was born in Stockholm to a
Swedish father and a German mother, and started her acting career in
Swedish and German films. Her introduction to Americans came in the
English-language remake of Intermezzo (1939). In addition to
Casablanca (1942), Bergman's notable performances from 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
the award for Gaslight. She made three films with Alfred Hitchcock
includingSpellbound (1945) and Notorious (1946).In 1950, she starred
in Roberto Rossellini's Stromboli, following the revelation that she
was having an extramarital affair with the director. The affair and
then marriage to Rossellini created a scandal in the United States
that forced her to remain in Europe for several years, during which
she starred in Rossellini's Journey to Italy (1954), now critically
acclaimed. She made a successful return to working for a Hollywood
studio in Anastasia (1956), winning her second Academy Award for Best
Actress.
actress who starred in a variety of European and American films,
television movies, and plays. She won many accolades, including three
Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, four Golden
Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award.Bergman was born in Stockholm to a
Swedish father and a German mother, and started her acting career in
Swedish and German films. Her introduction to Americans came in the
English-language remake of Intermezzo (1939). In addition to
Casablanca (1942), Bergman's notable performances from 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
the award for Gaslight. She made three films with Alfred Hitchcock
includingSpellbound (1945) and Notorious (1946).In 1950, she starred
in Roberto Rossellini's Stromboli, following the revelation that she
was having an extramarital affair with the director. The affair and
then marriage to Rossellini created a scandal in the United States
that forced her to remain in Europe for several years, during which
she starred in Rossellini's Journey to Italy (1954), now critically
acclaimed. She made a successful return to working for a Hollywood
studio in Anastasia (1956), winning her second Academy Award for Best
Actress.
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