She was ranked #5 in the Premiere's list of "The 50 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time"
She was sitting in a Paris bathtub in 1957, listening to the Oscars broadcast on the radio, when she heard Cary Grant, her friend for many years, accept her Best Actress award. Her Notorious (1946) and Indiscreet (1958) costar also introduced her when she returned to the Oscars in 1959 to present Gigi (1958) with Best Picture honors. The standing ovation that followed was as thunderous as any in Oscar history.
She was voted the 12th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
She wasn't nominated for Best Actress in her role as the sultry Ilsa, but for her role in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), losing to her close friend Jennifer Jones for The Song of Bernadette (1943). It was also newcomer Jones' 25th birthday, and after winning when Bergman congratulated her, she apologized, saying, "Ingrid, you should have won." Bergman said, "No, Jennifer, your Bernadette was better than my Maria.".
Son Roberto "Robertino" Rossellini was engaged to Princess Caroline of Monaco in 1983.
Swedes are very proud of Bergman. They even have "Ingrid Bergman Square" with a statue of the screen goddess looking out over the water to her former home. Her ashes were scattered over the sea nearby.
The British magazine 'Harpers and Queen' ranked her fifth on their 'The World's 50 most Alluring Women. Audrey Hepburn was first, followed by Ava Gardner, Julie Christie, and Catherine Deneuve.
The San Francisco Chronicle's "The Objects Of Our Affection" ranked her fourth in the female category after Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren and Marilyn Monroe.
The very first Montreal World Film Festival was held in 1977. The festivities were opened by Bergman, who was joined by such greats as Fay Wray, Gloria Swanson, Howard Hawks and Jean-Luc Godard. It was the only non-competitive year of the festival's history.
To prepare for her role of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, in A Woman Called Golda (1982) (TV), she traveled around Israel and interviewed those who had known Golda. She spent hours studying old newsreels to master Golda's mannerisms. She was 66 years old at the time.
To promote her film Joan of Arc (1948), the studio placed an eight-story-high figure of her in white plastic armor in New York City's Times Square, at a cost of $75,000.
Took a $7000 pay cut to appear in Casablanca (1942). David O. Selznick gave her the role, not giving her an option to take it or not.
Took acting class from Michael Chekhov in Hollywood.
Turned down the role opposite Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes (1968).
Upon accepting her Oscar for Murder on the Orient Express (1974), she apologized to fellow actress Valentina Cortese, who was nominated for Day for Night (1973), saying that she would have deserved the award more.
Visited Hotel Panamonte in Panama so frequently, her favorite suite was kept on reserve. Flavored with vibrations from Hollywood's "Golden Heyday," her luxurious rooms retain their original décor.
Was a good friend of author Ernest Hemingway, whom she called "Papa." He, in turn, called her "Daughter.".
Was fluent in English, Swedish, French, German and Italian.
Was named #4 on The Greatest Screen Legends actress list by the American Film Institute.
Was nominated as Best Actress (Autumn Sonata) for the 1979's Academy Award but was too sick to show up. Bergman however lost to Coming Home's Jane Fonda.