Bergman, Ingrid (1915-1982), was a motion-picture actress best known for her beauty and her convincing portrayals of innocent women of integrity. She played such roles in Casablanca (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), and Joan of Arc (1948).
Bergman won Academy Awards as best actress for her performances in Gaslight (1944) and Anastasia (1956). She also won an Academy Award as best supporting actress in Murder on the Orient Express (1974).
Bergman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on Aug. 29, 1915. She began her acting career in Sweden in 1935. Bergman made her first American film, Intermezzo, in 1936. Her other U.S. motion pictures include Spellbound (1945), Notorious (1946), Indiscreet (1958), and Autumn Sonata (1978). Bergman spoke Italian and French as well as Swedish and English and made films in all these languages. She also acted on the stage in many European cities. Ingrid Bergman: My Story (1980) is her autobiography. She died on Aug. 29, 1982. She was the mother of the American actress Isabella Rossellini.
