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Actor: Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman won three Academy Awards, for Gaslight, Anastasia and Murder on the Orient Express. Casablanca and Notorious made her one of Hollywood’s largest stars before her relationship with Roberto Rossellini caused a public scandal that drove her out of America for years. She returned and was welcomed back with the Anastasia win.

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Casablanca (1942)

Curtiz's 1942 wartime romance. Holds every position it took during shooting.