Ingrid Bergman (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays. With a career spanning five decades, she is often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cinematic history. According to the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, upon her arrival in the U.S. Bergman quickly became "the ideal of American womanhood" and a contender for Hollywood's greatest leading actress. David O. Selznick once called her "the most completely conscientious actress" he had ever worked with. In 1999, the American Film Institute recognised Bergman as the fourth greatest female screen legend of Classic Hollywood Cinema. She won numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, four Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Award and a Volpi Cup. She is one of only four actresses to have received at least three acting Academy Awards (only Katharine Hepburn has four). Born in Stockholm to a Swedish father and a German mother, Bergman began her acting career in Swedish and German films. Her introduction to the U.S. audience came in the English-language remake of Intermezzo (1939). Known for her naturally luminous beauty, she starred in Casablanca (1942) as Ilsa Lund, her most famous role, opposite Humphrey Bogart. Bergman's notable performances in the 1940s include the dramas For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Gaslight (1944), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), and Joan of Arc (1948), all of which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress; she won for Gaslight. She made three films with Alfred Hitchcock: Spellbound (1945), with Gregory Peck, Notorious (1946), opposite Cary Grant and Under Capricorn (1949), alongside Joseph Cotten. In 1950, she starred in Roberto Rossellini's Stromboli, released after the revelation she was having an affair with Rossellini; that and her pregnancy prior to their marriage created a scandal in the U.S. that prompted her to remain in Europe for several years. During this time she starred in Rossellini's Europa '51 and Journey to Italy (1954), now critically acclaimed, the former of which won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She had a successful return to working for a Hollywood studio in Anastasia (1956), winning her second Academy Award for Best Actress. Soon after, she co-starred with Grant in the romance Indiscreet (1958). In 1969, she starred in the acclaimed and highly successful film Cactus Flower. In later years, Bergman won her third Academy Award, this one for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Murder on the Orient Express (1974). In 1978, she starred in Ingmar Bergman's (no relation) Swedish Autumn Sonata receiving her sixth Best Actress nomination. Bergman spoke five languages – Swedish, English, German, Italian and French – and acted in each. In her final role, she portrayed the late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the television miniseries A Woman Called Golda (1982) for which she posthumously won her second Emmy Award for Best Actress. In 1974, Bergman discovered she was suffering from breast cancer but continued to work until shortly before her death on her sixty-seventh birthday.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 29, 1915
- August 29, 1982 (aged 67)
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Actor, also producer
- 36 on MovieCove · 74 credits in all
What are Ingrid Bergman's films like?
Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 36
A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 9 · Dark 14
A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 2
Gentle 8 · Charged 22 · Intense 8
Steady 21 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2
Slow burn 28 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
Casual 14 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 12
Resolved 25 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 19 of 28 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Emilie Gallatin in Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
- Heroas Stella Bergen in Rage in Heaven (1941)
- Shapeshifteras Ilsa Lund in Casablanca (1942)
- Allyas María in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
- Heroas Paula Alquist in Gaslight (1944)
- Allyas Sister Mary Benedict in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
- Heroas Clio Dulaine in Saratoga Trunk (1945)
- Shadowas Clio Dulaine in Saratoga Trunk (1945)
- Heroas Dr. Constance Petersen in Spellbound (1945)
- Heroas Alicia Huberman in Notorious (1946)
- Allyas Joan Madou in Arch of Triumph (1948)
- Heroas Joan in Joan of Arc (1948)
- Heroas Karen in Stromboli (1950)
- Heroas Irene Girard in Europe '51 (1952)
- Heroas Katherine Joyce in Journey to Italy (1954)
- Heroas Irene Wagner in Fear (1954)
- Heroas Anna Koreff in Anastasia (1956)
- Shapeshifteras Anna Koreff in Anastasia (1956)
- Heroas Elena Sokorowska in Elena and Her Men (1956)
- Heroas Anna Kalman in Indiscreet (1958)
- Heroas Gladys Aylward in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
- Heroas Paula Tessier in Goodbye Again (1961)
- Shadowas Karla Zachanassian in The Visit (1964)
- Heroas Gerda in The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
- Heroas Stephanie Dickinson in Cactus Flower (1969)
- Mentoras Contessa Sanziani in A Matter of Time (1976)
- Shadowas Charlotte Andergast in Autumn Sonata (1978)
- Heroas Golda Meir in A Woman Called Golda (1982)
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet16
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous5
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ingrid Bergman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Ingrid Bergman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
74 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 65 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Becoming Marilyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Hollywood sul Tevere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Warner at War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Rossellini Under the Volcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Stjärnbilder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Minns ni? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
A Woman Called Golda(1982)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
A Woman Called Golda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Ingrid Bergman at the National Film Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Autumn Sonata(1978)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Ersatz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
A Matter of Time(1976)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all filmsTexaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Cactus Flower(1969)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Stimulantia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
ABC Stage 67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
The Human Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Tokyo Olympiad(1965)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Car That Became a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce(1964)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Visit(1964)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Hedda Gabler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Auguste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Goodbye Again(1961)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
24 Hours in a Woman's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Turn of the Screw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Startime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Indiscreet(1958)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Anastasia(1956)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Elena and Her Men(1956)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Joan of Arc at the Stake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Fear(1954)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Journey to Italy(1954)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Chicken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
We, the Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Europe '51(1952)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Stromboli(1950)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Under Capricorn(1949)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Joan of Arc(1948)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Arch of Triumph(1948)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Notorious(1946)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Bells of St. Mary's(1945)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Saratoga Trunk(1945)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Spellbound(1945)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Gaslight(1944)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
For Whom the Bell Tolls(1943)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Casablanca(1942)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1941)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Adam Had Four Sons(1941)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Rage in Heaven(1941)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
June Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Intermezzo: A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Only One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
A Woman's Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
The Four Companions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Dollar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)
Cat Across the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
Intermezzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
On the Sunny Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Walpurgis Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Swedenhielms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
Ocean Breakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
The Count of the Old Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)
National match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles from 1932 to 2022; peak year 1977.
Film career
Peak 1977 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 17 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1936Screen debut· Intermezzo
- 1938First top-billed film· A Woman's Face
- 1978Career best· Autumn Sonata
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Ingrid Bergman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 36; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up21
- 50th to 74th12
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
22 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved8
- Crowd Pleaser22
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Ingrid Bergman's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Ingrid Bergman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ingrid Bergman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roberto Rossellini shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Roberto RosselliniShared titles: Fear (1954), Journey to Italy (1954), Europe '51 (1952), Stromboli (1950)See all 4 shared titles with Roberto Rossellini
- Alfred HitchcockShared titles: Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988), Under Capricorn (1949), Notorious (1946), Spellbound (1945)See all 4 shared titles with Alfred Hitchcock
- Anatole LitvakShared titles: Goodbye Again (1961), Anastasia (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Anatole Litvak
- Victor FlemingShared titles: Joan of Arc (1948), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Victor Fleming
Writers
- Sergio AmideiShared titles: Fear (1954), Stromboli (1950)See all 2 shared titles with Sergio Amidei
- Ben HechtShared titles: Notorious (1946), Spellbound (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Hecht
- Casey RobinsonShared titles: Saratoga Trunk (1945), Casablanca (1942)See all 2 shared titles with Casey Robinson
- Dudley NicholsShared titles: The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Dudley Nichols
Actors
- Cary GrantShared titles: A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009), All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman (1979), Indiscreet (1958), Notorious (1946)See all 4 shared titles with Cary Grant
- Gregory PeckShared titles: Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1993), Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988), Spellbound (1945)See all 3 shared titles with Gregory Peck
- Joseph CottenShared titles: All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman (1979), Under Capricorn (1949), Gaslight (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Joseph Cotten
- Charles BoyerShared titles: A Matter of Time (1976), Arch of Triumph (1948), Gaslight (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Charles Boyer
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jolanda BenvenutiShared titles: Fear (1954), Journey to Italy (1954), Europe '51 (1952), Stromboli (1950)See all 4 shared titles with Jolanda Benvenuti
- Renzo RosselliniShared titles: Fear (1954), Journey to Italy (1954), Europe '51 (1952), Stromboli (1950)See all 4 shared titles with Renzo Rossellini
- Bert BatesShared titles: Goodbye Again (1961), Anastasia (1956), Under Capricorn (1949)See all 3 shared titles with Bert Bates
- Geoffrey UnsworthShared titles: A Matter of Time (1976), Murder on the Orient Express (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Geoffrey Unsworth
Producers
- Buddy AdlerShared titles: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), Anastasia (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Buddy Adler
Mixed roles
- Ingmar BergmanShared titles: Federico Fellini - un autoritratto ritrovato (2000), Autumn Sonata (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Ingmar Bergman
