Elisabeth Bergner
Elisabeth Bergner (born Ella vel Ettel Bergner; August 22, 1897 – May 12, 1986) was an Austrian and British actress. Primarily a stage actress, her career flourished in Berlin and Paris, before she moved to London to work in films. She is best known for her title role in The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) and arguably her signature role, Gemma Jones in Margaret Kennedy's play Escape Me Never. She originated it in London and on Broadway, and later reprised it in the 1935 film adaptation, which earned her an Academy Award nomination.
33 acting credits
Acting · 33
NDR Talk Show
1979
BBC Play of the Month
1965
German Film Award
1951
Heut' abend
1980
Centre Play
1973
Zeugen des Jahrhunderts
1979
Das Profil
1962
Cry of the Banshee
1970
Paris Calling
1941
The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934
As You Like It
1936
Strogoff
1970
Fräulein Else
1929
Dreaming Lips
1937
Lady Juan
1928
Husbands or Lovers
1924
Stolen Life
1939
Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
1982
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
1976
Ariane
1931
The Pedestrian
1973
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
1962
Love
1928
Nachtdienst
1975
The House on the Hill
1975
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973
Der Pfingstausflug
1978
Dreaming Lips
1932
Escape Me Never
1935
Der Evangelimann
1924
Der Garten
1983
Impetuous Youth
1926
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
1984