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Who was Ingrid Bergman and what was her cause of death?

INGRID BERGMAN lived a life full of iconic film roles and scandalous romances.

The late actress passed away on her 67th birthday, much to the devastation of her fans.

Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman is perhaps best known for her role in Casablanca
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Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman is perhaps best known for her role in CasablancaCredit: Archive Photos/Getty Images

Who was Ingrid Bergman?

Ingrid Bergman was an iconic Swedish actress. 

She was born on August 29, 1915, in Stockholm, Sweden.

As a teen, she won a scholarship to the Royal Dramatic Theatre School, which led to her landing her first film role.

She went on to become one of the most famous actresses in cinematic history.

Throughout her career Bergman won three Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

She was also awarded a Tony, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Volpi Cup. 

What did Ingrid Bergman star in?

Ingrid is perhaps best known for starring in Hollywood classic Casablanca.

The 1942 romantic drama catapulted the star to fame.

She also starred in Gaslight in 1944, and Notorious in 1946.

Notorious was the second time Ingrid had worked with famed director Alfred Hitchcock, with the first being Spellbound in 1945.

Bergman and Hitchcock would also go on to collaborate on Under Capricorn in 1949.

Ingrid received her first Best Actress Academy Award nomination for 1943’s For Whom the Bell Tolls.

She then won the award in 1944 for Gaslight.

The star was nominated for Best Actress four more times - once for 1945’s The Bells of St. Mary’s and once for 1948’s Joan of Arc. 

She also received Best Actress nominations for 1956’s Anastasia (which she won) and 1978’s Autumn Sonata, and landed a Best Supporting Actress for her role in 1974's Murder on the Orient Express.

Ingrid also worked on multiple projects with her second husband Roberto Rossellini.

The pair met when he directed her in 1950 movie Stromboli and went on to collaborate on several Italian films.

Bergman's final role was in television mini-series A Woman Called Golda in 1982.

As well as her impressive film credits, Ingrid also starred in several plays.

She took on roles in productions such as Hedda Gabler, The Turn of the Screw, and The Constant Wife.

Did Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman like each other?

It has been reported that Bogart and Bergman did not like each other and did not get along while filming Casablanca.

Bogart reportedly refused to speak to Bergman while the cameras weren't rolling - and even refused to have dinner with his co-star.

Bergman once revealed in an interview that, despite starring in the classic film together, she felt like she didn't really know Bogart at all.

She said: "He used to stay very much to himself.

"They used to ask me if I knew him and I'd say: 'No I don't know him, I've kissed him but I don't know him!'"

Was Ingrid Bergman married?

Yes, Ingrid got married three times.

She married her first husband, Petter Lindström, in 1937 and they welcomed a daughter in 1938.

Ingrid and Petter split after she fell in love and began an affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini.

Ingrid fell pregnant with Rossellini's baby while she was still married to Lindström, leading to a huge scandal.

Ingrid begged Petter for a divorce but he initially refused, however, in 1950 their divorce was finalised.

Bergman and Rosselini then married but divorced in 1957 and Ingrid married her third husband, Lars Schmidt, in 1958.

The couple divorced in 1975 but remained close, and Lars was by Ingrid's side when she died on her 67th birthday.

She passed away on August 29, 1982.

As well as her famous marriages, Ingrid had many highly-publicised relationships with her co-stars.

These romances included dalliances with actors Gregory Peck and Spencer Tracy, as well as Anthony Quinn.

Ingrid also had a close friendship with Cary Grant.

Did Ingrid Bergman have any children?

Bergman was a mother to four children.

She welcomed her first daughter, Pia, with her first husband Petter.

Pia, born Friedel Pia Lindström, became a television journalist.

Ingrid then gave birth to a son with her second husband Roberto in 1950 - though she was still married to Petter when the child was born.

Bergman and Roberto named the boy Renato Roberto Ranaldo Giusto Giuseppe Rossellini.

In June 1952, Ingrid gave birth to twin daughters Isotta Ingrid Rossellini and Isabella Rossellini. 

Isabella went on to become a famous actress, starring in Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart.

What was her cause of death?

Ingrid died in 1982 after a long battle with breast cancer.

She first discovered she had the disease in 1974 and underwent chemotherapy in 1981.

The cancer eventually spread to her spine.

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Bergman was cremated at Kensal Green Cemetery in London before her ashes were taken to Sweden.

In the months leading up to her death, Ingrid lived in her apartment in London's Cheyne Gardens.

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