When Bergman was three years old her mother died, and her father died ten years later when Ingrid was thirteen. From then on, various relatives raised her. As a teenager, Bergman studied at the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm. She began appearing as an extra in 1932 and was then given a small part in Munkbrogreven in 1935. Following her success in that film, Bergman went on to star in over a dozen films in Sweden and Germany.

Ingrid signed on to do her first Hollywood film in 1939 for the remake of Intermezzo, a Swedish film she had starred in three years earlier. She quickly became successful as an actress in Hollywood and found plenty of work.

By 1943, Bergman received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in the film For Whom the Bell Tolls, which co-starred Gary Cooper. In 1944 she won the Best Actress award for her role in Gaslight, which co-starred Angela Lansbury, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten. Her success continued into 1945 when she received a nomination for her role as a nun in The Bells of St. Mary’s, co-starring Bing Crosby.

In 1949, Ingrid was filming Stromboli, which was directed by Roberto Rossellini. Although Ingrid was married at the time, the two decided to pursue a relationship. In 1950 Ingrid left her husband and daughter, Pia Lindstrom, to marry Rossellini.

At the time of their marriage on May 24, Ingrid was already pregnant with their first child, Roberto Ingmar. Ingrid then gave birth to twin girls, Isotta Ingrid and Isabella, who became an actress and model. The marriage was seen as a scandal in the States so Ingrid and Rossellini fled the country. Their marriage ended in 1957.

Following the scandal, Ingrid returned to the states and conquered Hollywood once again, winning an Oscar for her role in Anastasia in 1956. Throughout the next few years, Bergman alternated roles between American and European films and also occasionally appeared in stage plays and television shows.

Bergman’s final performance on the silver screen was in Hostsonaten in 1978, which was directed by Ingmar Bergman and co-starred Liv Ullmann. Bergman’s role earned her a seventh Academy Award nomination.

Following her death, Bergman was honored with her second Emmy award for her role in the television mini-series, A Woman Called Golda. This was her final role. Bergman also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after her death.

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