Elisabeth Bergner
Acting
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.
TV Shows(7)
Movies(26)
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
Sophie Kaiser
1984
Der Garten
Mrs. Merriman
1983
Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
Else
1982
Der Pfingstausflug
Margarete Johannsen
1978
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
Self - Interviewee
1976
The House on the Hill
Ellen
1975
Nachtdienst
Baroness
1975
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Self
1973
The Pedestrian
Frau Lilienthal
1973
Strogoff
Mother
1970
Cry of the Banshee
Oona
1970
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
Frau Thorwald
1962
Paris Calling
Marianne Jannetier
1941
Stolen Life
Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
1939
Dreaming Lips
Gaby Lawrence
1937
As You Like It
Rosalind
1936
Escape Me Never
Gemma Jones
1935
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Catherine
1934
Dreaming Lips
Gaby
1932
Ariane
Ariane Kusnetzowa
1931
Fräulein Else
Else Thalhof
1929
Love
Herzogin von Langeais
1928
Lady Juan
Doña Juana
1928
Impetuous Youth
Renee
1926
Husbands or Lovers
Nju
1924
Der Evangelimann
Magdalena
1924