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My Take
Ingrid Bergman is, for me, the gold standard of screen integrity. Three Academy Awards across four decades would be achievement enough, but what moves me is the arc between them: Hollywood's most luminous import, then a woman publicly condemned for her private choices, then a triumphant return entirely on her own terms. She never begged for forgiveness; she simply kept doing superb work until the industry had to admit it was wrong. That she completed the Triple Crown of Acting younger than anyone before her feels almost like a footnote. Born and gone on the same August date, her life has a symmetry cinema itself rarely dares to write.
Overview
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) 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; these accolades made her the youngest performer to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting and one of only four actres…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ingrid Bergman
- Name (Japanese)
- イングリッド・バーグマン
- Reading
- いんぐりっど・ばーぐまん
- Born
- August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Hedvig Eleonora parish, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- autobiographer / stage actor / film actor / actor / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1975 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 1945 Academy Award for Best Actress
- 1957 Academy Award for Best Actress
- 1947 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- 1976 Honorary César
- 1982 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Donaldson Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Autobiographer — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.