Ingrid Bergman

1915 – 1982 · died at about 67^[1][2]

Film & Entertainment

Fun Facts About Ingrid Bergman

• Ingrid Bergman was denounced on the floor of the US Senate over her affair with the Italian director Roberto Rossellini.^[1]
• According to his son, producer David O. Selznick worried that Bergman "didn't speak English, she was too tall, her name sounded too German, and her eyebrows were too thick".^[1]
• Casablanca was not one of Bergman's favorite performances: "the only one people ever want to talk about is that one with Bogart," she complained.^[1][3][4]
• Ernest Hemingway declared that "Miss Bergman, and no one else" should play Maria in the film of his novel For Whom the Bell Tolls.^[1][5][6]
• Her first Alfred Hitchcock film, Spellbound, included a dream sequence created by Salvador Dalí, though much of what was shot was cut.^{[1][7][8][9][10]}
• Her last film, Autumn Sonata, was directed by Ingmar Bergman, no relation, and her final role was Israeli prime minister Golda Meir in a TV miniseries.^{[1][11][12][13][14]}
• Ingrid Bergman was alive at the same time as Beyoncé — their lives overlapped for 1 year (1981–1982).^{[1][2][15][16]}
• Ingrid Bergman shares a birthday with Michael Jackson: both were born on August 29.^{[1][2][17][18]}

Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress with a career spanning five decades, Bergman is often regarded as one of the most influential actresses in the history of cinema. She won numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award; which made her the youngest performer to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting and one of four actresses to have received at least three acting Academy Awards.^[1]

Contemporaries

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67 yr overlap

Jorge Luis Borges

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Hirohito

67 yr overlap

Bob Hope

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Salvador Dalí

67 yr overlap

Simone de Beauvoir

67 yr overlap

Dorothy Hodgkin

67 yr overlap

Mother Teresa

67 yr overlap

Akira Kurosawa

67 yr overlap

Jacques Cousteau

67 yr overlap

Rosa Parks

67 yr overlap

Orson Welles

67 yr overlap

Their World

Questions About Ingrid Bergman

When was Ingrid Bergman born?

Ingrid Bergman was born on August 29, 1915, and died on August 29, 1982.

How old was Ingrid Bergman at death?

Ingrid Bergman was born on August 29, 1915, and died on August 29, 1982, at age 67.

What was Ingrid Bergman known for?

Ingrid Bergman was known for: Star of Casablanca, three-time Academy Award winner. Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress with a career spanning five decades, Bergman is often regarded as one of the most influential actresses in the history of cinema. She won numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award; which made her the youngest performer to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting and one of four actresses to have received at least three acting Academy Awards.

Who was alive at the same time as Ingrid Bergman?

Ingrid Bergman's closest contemporary was Georgia O'Keeffe. Their lives overlapped for 67 years.