Photo: Arthur Cantor / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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
- Height
- 175 cm
- Occupation
- autobiographer / stage actor / film actor / actor / musician
2. Background
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
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ingrid Bergman born?
August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982.
Where is Ingrid Bergman from?
Ingrid Bergman is from Hedvig Eleonora parish, Stockholm County, Sweden.
What does Ingrid Bergman do?
Ingrid Bergman works as autobiographer, stage actor, film actor, actor, musician.
How tall is Ingrid Bergman?
Ingrid Bergman is 175 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.