Ingrid Bergman - biography

(Stockholm, August 29, 1915 - August 29, 1982, London)

Ingrid Bergman is an American actress originally from Sweden. After finishing acting school in Stockholm, she worked in theatre and in several Swedish films. The most famous films from her “Swedish” phase are those by Gustaf Molander, and their biggest mutual success is Intermezzo (1936). In 1939, the American producer Selznick brought her to Hollywood as the potential heiress of Greta Garbo. The first film she made there was a remake of Intermezzo, directed by Gregory Ratoff. She achieved her first big success in 1942, with the romantic drama Casablanca. She won her first Oscar in 1944 for the film Gaslight. She was one of Hitchcock’s favorite actresses, appearing in several of his films: Spellbound (1945), Notorious (1946) and Under Capricorn (1949). In 1950 she married Robert Rossellini and moved to Italy, where she made several films, including Strombolli (1949), Europa 51 (1952) and Journey to Italy (1953). In the mid 1950s, she divorced Rossellini. She returned to Hollywood, and immediately in 1956, won her second Oscar for the film Anastasia. In 1978, she starred in Bergman’s Autumn sonata. During her career, she appeared in forty-five roles.

Filmography:
The Dead men don't wear plaid (1982)
A Woman Called Golda (1982) (TV)
Autumn sonata (Höstsonaten, 1978)
A Matter of Time (1976)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973)
Cactus Flower (1969)
Walk in the Spring Rain (1970)
The Human Voice (1967) (TV)
Stimulantia (1967)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
The Visit (1964)
Hedda Gabler (1963/I) (TV)
Goodbye Again (1961)
Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (1961) (TV)
The Turn of the Screw (1959) (TV)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
Indiscreet (1958)
Anastasia (1956)
Elena and Her Men (Eléna et les hommes, 1956)
Giovanna d'Arco al rogo (Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1954)
Fear (La paura, 1954)
Siamo donne (1953)
Journey to Italy (Viaggio in Italia, 1953)
Evropa 51 (Europa '51, 1952)
Stromboli (Stromboli, terra di Dio, 1950)
Under Capricorn (1949)
Joan of Arc (1948)
Arch of Triumph (1948)
Notorious (1946)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Spellbound (1945)
Gaslight (1944)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Swedes in America (1943)
Casablanca (1942)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
Rage in Heaven (1941)
Juninatten (June Night, 1940)
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)
En enda natt (Only One Night, 1939)
En kvinnas ansikte (The Woman's Face, 1938)
Die Vier Gesellen (The Four Companions, 1938)
Dolar (Dollar, 1938)
Intermeco (Intermezzo, 1936)
Pĺ solsidan (On the Sunny Side, 1936)
Walpurgis Night (Valborgsmässoafton, 1935)
Swedenhielms Family (Swedenhielms,1935)
Bränningar (Ocean Breakers, 1935)
Munkbrogreven (The Count of the Old Town, 1935)