Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman married Petter Aron Lindström, a medical professional, in 1937. The couple had one daughter. She developed an affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini while still being married to Lindström and even gave birth to Rossellini’s child.

Following the birth of this child, she divorced Lindström in 1950 and married Rossellini in Mexico. She had two more children with Rossellini before divorcing him in 1957.

In 1958, Ingrid Bergman married Lars Schmidt, a theatrical entrepreneur, and divorced him in 1975.

Ingrid Bergman was born on 29 August 1915 in Stockholm, to a Swedish father, Justus Bergman, and his German wife, Frieda. Her father was an artist and photographer who documented all her birthdays.

Her mother died when Ingrid was just two years old. Her father too died within a few years and the little girl was sent to live with the family of an uncle and aunty.

She received her primary education from private schools. As a young girl, she developed an interest in acting and performed regularly in her school plays. She received a scholarship to the state-sponsored Royal Dramatic Theatre School in the 1930s.

She excelled at the school and proved herself to be a naturally talented actress. She received prominent roles in plays within one year of her joining. She was hired by a Swedish film studio during her first summer break and left the theatre to embark on a full-time acting career.

Ingrid Bergman won much acclaim for her role as Paula Alquist Anton in the mystery-thriller ‘Gaslight’ in which she played the role of a woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing that she's going insane.

Her portrayal of a suicidal amnesiac in the historical drama film ‘Anastasia’ won her several awards and accolades. The film marked Bergman's successful return to Hollywood after working for several years in Italy with her then-husband, Roberto Rossellini.

Ingrid Bergman won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her roles in ‘Gaslight’ (1944) and ‘Anastasia’ (1956). She also won the award for Best Supporting Actress for ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ (1974).

She was the recipient of four Golden Globe Awards, including Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for ‘The Bells of St. Mary's’ (1945), Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for ‘Anastasia’ (1956), and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for ‘A Woman Called Golda’ (1982).