Ingrid Bergman Family Tree: The Story Behind Casablanca's Ilsa

Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982), born 29 August 1915 in Stockholm, Sweden, and died 29 August 1982 in London, was Sweden's most-decorated actress — Casablanca (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Gaslight (1944 — Academy Award), Notorious (1946), Joan of Arc (1948), Anastasia (1956 — Academy Award), Murder on the Orient Express (1974 — Academy Award). 3 Oscars, 4 Golden Globes, 2 Emmys, 1 Tony.

The Family's Roots: A Swedish-German Family

Mother died when Ingrid was 3; father died when she was 12.

Her Parents

Father: Justus Samuel Bergman (1871–1929) — Swedish photographer.

Mother: Friedel Adler Bergman (1884–1918) — German; died when Ingrid was 3.

Her Husbands

Dr. Petter Aron Lindström (m. 10 July 1937, div. 1 November 1950) — Swedish dentist/surgeon.

Roberto Rossellini (m. 24 May 1950, div. 1957) — Italian film director.

Lars Schmidt (m. 21 December 1958, div. 1975) — Swedish theatre producer.

Her Children

Friedel Pia Lindström, born 20 September 1938 — daughter with Petter Lindström; American TV producer.

Renato Roberto Ranaldo Giusto Giuseppe "Robertino" Rossellini, born 7 February 1950 — son with Roberto Rossellini.

Isabella Rossellini, born 18 June 1952 — daughter with Roberto Rossellini; actress (Blue Velvet, Death Becomes Her).

Isotta Rossellini, born 18 June 1952 — twin daughter; academic (Italian literature).

The Bergman Family Tree at a Glance

Father: Justus Bergman (1871–1929).

Mother: Friedel Adler Bergman (1884–1918) — died when Ingrid was 3.

Husbands: Dr. Petter Lindström (1937-50); Roberto Rossellini (1950-57); Lars Schmidt (1958-75).

Children: Pia Lindström (b. 20 September 1938); Robertino (b. 7 February 1950); Isabella and Isotta (twin daughters, b. 18 June 1952).

Ingrid Bergman:

  • Born 29 August 1915, Stockholm
  • Royal Dramatic Theatre 1933
  • Intermezzo (1936 — Swedish) — breakthrough
  • Hollywood 1939+; iconic Casablanca 1942
  • 1949 scandal: fled Petter Lindström for Roberto Rossellini while pregnant; US ostracized her for 7 years
  • Anastasia (1956) — comeback + 2nd Oscar
  • Died: 29 August 1982, London — breast cancer on her 67th birthday

What the Bergman Family Story Teaches Us

Both parents lost by age 12. Three marriages. Four children, two of them twins including actress Isabella Rossellini. A 1949 pregnancy scandal that got her banned in Hollywood for 7 years, and a comeback that won a 2nd Oscar.

For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Ingrid story carries the same lesson. Some careers survive being cancelled by an entire country.

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