Ingrid Bergman (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a Swedish actress. With a career spanning five decades, she is often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cinematic history. Bergman was interested in acting from a young age. She studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School in Stockholm in the early 1930s before leaving to pursue a professional career in film.
Bergman made her film debut with a small role in the 1935 film Munkbrogreven (The Count of the Old Town). Over the next few years, she starred in a number of popular Swedish films, where she developed her “natural” and more muted acting style, which contrasted with the more dramatic style of the time. She was considered part of a new generation of Swedish actors.
She gained wider attention with Intermezzo (1936), where she co-starred with her idol Gösta Ekman. It was her first lead role and became a major success. Her performance caught the attention of American film producer David O. Selznick.
In En kvinnas ansikte (A Woman’s Face) (1938), Bergman defied her usual casting as an ingenue to play a bitter, disfigured character. The role demonstrated her range and talent, earning her critical acclaim and an award at the Venice Film Festival. By the late 1930s, she was one of Sweden’s most promising young actresses, admired for her natural acting style and beauty.
Impressed by her performance in Intermezzo, David O. Selznick bought the rights to the film and offered Bergman the lead role in the American remake. Bergman traveled to the United States in 1939 to film Intermezzo: A Love Story, co-starring with Leslie Howard. This film was a critical and commercial success and served as her Hollywood debut, launching her American career.
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