Ingrid Bergman: A Life in Photos

Today is Ingrid Bergman's 111th birthday — and also the 44th anniversary of her passing. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 29, 1915, she rose from Swedish cinema to international stardom, captivating audiences with her natural beauty, elegance, and remarkable talent. Her unforgettable performances in films such as Casablanca (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Gaslight (1944), Notorious (1946) and Anastasia (1956) established her as one of the great screen icons of the 20th century. A three-time Academy Award winner, she enjoyed an extraordinary career that spanned five decades. From her early years as a fresh-faced Swedish starlet to her later acclaimed performances, she remained a fascinating and enduring presence on screen, and is still regarded today as one of the most influential actresses in the history of cinema. This is her life in photos.

 

 With her father, Justus Bergman, circa 1920.

 

In costume for the Swedish film The Count of Old Town (1935), her first speaking role. 

 

With her first husband, Swedish dental surgeon Petter Lindström, on their wedding day in Stode, Sweden, on July 10, 1937.

 

Still from the Swedish film A Woman's Face (1938).

 

Still from Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939), her first Hollywood film. 

 

Photo by A. L. «Whitey» Schafer, 1940.

 

Publicity still for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941). 

 

Photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1941. 

 

Publicity photo for Casablanca (1942). 

 

Outside her dressing room in 1942. Photo by Earl Theisen.

 

With Gary Cooper during a break from filming For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943). 

 

Still from Gaslight (1944). 

 

Holding her Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Gaslight (1944) at the 17th Academy Awards, held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on March 15, 1945. Photo by Phil Burchman.

 

With Gregory Peck on the set of Spellbound (1945).

 

Publicity still for Saratoga Trunk (1945). 

 

With Bing Crosby in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945). 

 

Still from Notorious (1946). 

 

Addressing a Red Cross dinner, held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on February 18, 1947.

 

Publicity photo for Joan of Arc (1948). 

 

 

On a studio backlot in April 1948. Photo by Earl Theisen.

 

With Alfred Hitchcock in London. Photo by Kurt Hutton dated October 23, 1948.

 

Still from Under Capricorn (1949). 

 

With her second husband, Italian director Roberto Rossellini, on a balcony of the Grand Hotel in Venice, Italy. Photo dated August 26, 1950.

 

 With her son, Robertino Rossellini, while on holiday in Portofino in the Tigullio Gulf, Liguria, Italy. Photo dated August 13, 1952.

 

With Roberto Rossellini and their three-week-old twin daughters, Isotta and Isabella, in the garden of their summer home in Santa Marinella, Italy, in June 1953.

 

On the set of We, the Women (1953). 

 

On the set of Journey to Italy (1954) in Naples, Italy, in April 1953.

 

At the Cannes Film Festival in 1956.

 

Attending a stage production of The Reluctant Debutante at the Cambridge Theatre in London, on August 31, 1956. Photo by the Evening Standard.

 

In costume for Elena and Her Men (1956).

 

On the set of Anastasia (1956). She won an Oscar for Best Actress for her performance, but was not present in the Academy Awards ceremony to collect her statuette, as she was doing a play in Paris at that time. Cary Grant accepted the award on her behalf.

 

On the set of Indiscreet (1958) at the Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England. Photo dated November 21, 1957.

 

With her twin daughters, Isotta and Isabella, during the making of The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) on location in Wales in August 1958. 

 

 

Out shopping in the Via Condotti in Rome, Italy, whilst filming The Visit (1964). Photo dated September 5, 1963.

 

In her dressing room at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway, during the time she was starring in the play More Stately Mansions. Photo dated December 27, 1967.

 

 

With her daughter, actress Isabella Rossellini, in the United Kingdom in 1971. Photo by the Evening Standard.

 

 

Holding her Oscar statuette at the 47th Academy Awards, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, on April 8, 1975. She won the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for her performance in Murder on the Orient Express (1974).

 

In Rome, Italy, during a break from filming A Matter of Time (1976). Photo by Ian Cook.

 

In London, on April 20, 1982. Photo by Dave Hogan.