Ingrid Bergman was born in 1915 in Stockholm, Sweden. She was an actress who became famous in the 1930s and ‘40s. She worked mostly in the film industry, but did some stage acting, too, including a role in the Broadway plays Joan of Lorraine and Liliom. Bergman is known for her work in films that include Casablanca, Spellbound and Anastasia.
She was nominated for seven Academy Awards and received Academy Awards for her work in Gaslight, Anastasia and Murder on the Orient Express.
Bergman was famous all over the world for her beauty and talent. She worked with many of the legends of her time, including Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Gregory Peck, Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock. Many of the movies she starred in are now considered classics. Bergman had a long career that spanned from the 1930s until her death in 1982.
Here are some more interesting facts about Ingrid Bergman:
• Bergman was famous for her beauty.
• Her mother died when Bergman was a toddler.
• Her father ran a photography shop.
• Her dad was very supportive of her creative endeavors.
• She attended the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm but left after a year to start her career.
• Her first film was Monkbrogreven. It debuted in Sweden in 1935.
• Her first academy award was for her work in the movie Gaslight.
• She played a spy in the movie Notorious. It is considered one of her greatest performances.
• Bergman was diagnosed with breast cancer in the late 1970s but continued to work.
• In her lifetime, Bergman performed in more than 50 movies.
• She was 67 when she died in London on Aug. 29, 1982.
