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  Ingrid Bergman was born in Stockholm, Sweden on August 29, 1915. The actress who would be one of the top draws of Hollywood in the 1940's had decided to become an actress after finishing her formal schooling. She had had a taste of acting when she was 17 when she played an uncredited role of a girl standing in line in the Swedish film Landskamp (1932) in 1932. Not much of a beginning for a girl who would be known as "Sweden's illustrious gift to Hollywood." Her parents had died when she was just a girl and the uncle she lived with didn't want to stand in the way of Ingrid's dream. The next year she enrolled in the Swedish Royal Theatre but decided that stage acting was not for her. It would be three more years before she would have another chance at a film. When she did, it was more than just a bit part. The film in question was Munkbrogreven (1935) in 1935 where she had a speaking part as Elsa Edlund. After several films that year which would establish her as a class actress, Ingrid appeared in 1936's Intermezzo (1936/I) as Anita Hoffman. Lucky for her, movie mogul David O. Selzick saw it and sent a representative from MGM to gain rights to the story and have the beautiful Miss Bergman signed to a contract. Once signed, Ingrid came to California and starred in the remake of _Intermezzo (1939)_ in 1939 reprising her original role. The film was a hit and so was Ingrid. Her beauty was unlike anything the movie industry had seen before and her acting was superb. Hollywood was about to find out that they had the most versatile actress the industry had ever seen. Here was a woman who truly cared about the craft she represented. The public fell in love with her. Ingrid was under contract to go back to Sweden to film En enda natt (1939) in 1939 and Juninatten (1940) in 1940. Back in the US, Ingrid appeared in three films with all being well-received. She made only one film in 1942 opposite the great Humphrey Bogart in the now classic Casablanca (1942). Ingrid was choosing her roles well. In 1943 she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), the only film she made that year. The critics and movie public didn't forget her when she made Gaslight (1944) the following year. For her role of Paula Alquist she won the Oscar for Best Actress. In 1945, Ingrid played in Spellbound (1945), _Saratoga Trunk (1945)_ , and Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945). Once again she received her third Oscar nomination for her role of Sister Benedict. With no appearances in 1947, she bounced back with her fourth nomination in Joan of Arc. In 1949, Ingrid went ot Italy to film Stromboli (1949) which was directed by Roberto Rossellini. She fell in love with him and left her husband, Dr. Peter Lindstrom and daughter Pia. The public was indignant and the Hollywood set appalled. She was pregnant and decided to remain in Italy where she bore a son. In 1952, Ingrid had twins Isotta and Isabella, who is an outstanding actress in her own right as is Pia. She continued to make films in Italy and finally returned to the Hollywood scene in 1956 in the title role in Anastasia (1956) which was filmed in England. For this she won her second Academy Award. She had scarcely missed a beat. Ingrid continued to bounce between Europe and the US making movies, and fine ones at that. A film with Ingrid Bergman was sure to be a quality production. In her final big screen performance in 1978's Höstsonaten (1978) she had her final Academy Award nomination. Though she didn't win, it was felt she had made the most sterling performance for her entire career. Ingrid retired but not before she gave an outstanding TV performance in the mini-series Woman Called Golda, A (1982) (TV), a film about the Israeli prime minister, Golda Meir. For this she won an Emmy Award as Best Actress, but, unfortunately, she didn't live to see the fruits of her labor. Ingrid had died on her birthday, from cancer, on August 29, 1982 in London, England. She was 67.

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  A Woman Called Golda (1982) (TV) .... Golda Meir

Höstsonaten (1978) .... Charlotte Andergast
... aka Autumn Sonata (USA)
... aka Herbstsonate (West Germany)
... aka Sonate d'automne (France)
A Matter of Time (1976) .... Countess Sanziani
... aka Nina (Italy)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974) .... Greta Ohlsson
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973) .... Mrs. Frankweiler
... aka The Hideaways (UK)
Walk in the Spring Rain (1970) .... Libby Meredith

Cactus Flower (1969) .... Stephanie Dickinson
Stimulantia (1967) .... Mathilde Hartman
The Human Voice (1966) (TV)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) .... Gerda Millett
The Visit (1964) .... Karla Zachanassian
... aka Besuch, Der (West Germany)
... aka Rancune, La (France)
... aka Vendetta della signora, La (Italy)
Hedda Gabler (1963/I) (TV) .... Hedda Gabler
Auguste (1961) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
... aka Kolka, My Friend (International: English title)
Goodbye Again (1961) .... Paula Tessier
... aka Aimez-vous Brahms? (France)
Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (1961) (TV) .... Clare Lester

The Turn of the Screw (1959) (TV) .... Governess
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) .... Jan-Ai former Mrs. Gladys Aylward
Indiscreet (1958) .... Anna Kalman
Anastasia (1956) .... Anna Koreff/Anastasia
Elena et les hommes (1956) .... Elena Sokorowska
... aka Paris Does Strange Things (UK) (USA)
... aka Elena and Her Men
... aka Eliana e gli uomini (Italy)
Giovanna d'Arco al rogo (1954) .... Giovanna d'Arco (Joan of Arc)
... aka Jeanne au bûcher (France)
... aka Joan at the Stake
... aka Joan of Arc at the Stake
Paura, La (1954) .... Irene Wagner
... aka Angst (West Germany)
... aka Fear (USA)
... aka I Don't Believe in Love Anymore (Italy)
... aka Incubo (Italy)
... aka Non credo più all'amore (Italy)
Viaggio in Italia (1953) .... Katherine Joyce
... aka Amour est le plus fort, L' (France)
... aka Journey to Italy (USA)
... aka Strangers (USA)
... aka The Lonely Woman (UK)
... aka Voyage en Italie (France)
... aka Voyage in Italy
... aka Voyage to Italy
Europa '51 (1952) .... Irene Girard
... aka No Greater Love (UK)
... aka The Greatest Love (USA)
Stromboli (1950) .... Karin
... aka Stromboli, terra di Dio (Italy)

Under Capricorn (1949) .... Lady Henrietta Flusky
Joan of Arc (1948) .... Joan of Arc
Arch of Triumph (1948) .... Joan Madou
Notorious (1946) .... Alicia Huberman Sebastian
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious
American Creed (1946)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) .... Sister Mary Benedict
Saratoga Trunk (1945) .... Clio Dulaine
Spellbound (1945) .... Dr. Constance Petersen
... aka Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (USA: promotional title)
Gaslight (1944) .... Paula Alquist Anton
... aka Murder in Thornton Square (UK)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) .... María
Casablanca (1942) .... Ilsa
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) .... Ivy Peterson
Adam Had Four Sons (1941) .... Emilie Gallatin
... aka Legacy (USA)
Rage in Heaven (1941) .... Stella Bergen Monrell
Juninatten (1940) .... Kerstin Norbäck/Sara Nordanå
... aka A Night in June
... aka June Night

Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939) .... Anita Hoffman
... aka Escape to Happiness (UK)
... aka Intermezzo (USA: short title)
... aka Intermezzo: A Love Story (USA: promotional title)
En enda natt (1939) .... Eva Beckman
... aka One Single Night
... aka Only One Night
Kvinnas ansikte, En (1938) .... Anna Holm, aka Anna Paulsson
... aka A Woman's Face (UK) (USA)
Vier Gesellen, Die (1938) .... Marianne
... aka The Four Companions
Dollar (1938) .... Julia Balzar
På solsidan (1936) .... Eva Bergh
... aka On the Sunny Side
Intermezzo (1936/I) .... Anita Hoffman
... aka Interlude
... aka Intermezzo (USA)
Valborgsmässoafton (1935) .... Lena Bergström, Johan's Secretary
... aka Walpurgis Night (USA)
Swedenhielms (1935) .... Astrid
... aka Swedenhielms Family (USA)
Bränningar (1935) .... Karin Ingman
... aka Ocean Breakers
... aka The Surf (USA)
Munkbrogreven (1935) .... Elsa Edlund
... aka The Count of the Old Monk's Bridge
... aka The Count of the Old Town
Landskamp (1932) (uncredited) .... Girl waiting in line