Elisabeth Bergner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1897
- Died
- May 12, 1986 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
Movie · as Sophie Kaiser
Der Garten
Movie · as Mrs. Merriman
Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
Movie · as Else
Heut' abend
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Zeugen des Jahrhunderts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NDR Talk Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Der Pfingstausflug
Movie · as Margarete Johannsen
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Nachtdienst
Movie · as Baroness
The House on the Hill
Movie · as Ellen
The Pedestrian
Movie · as Frau Lilienthal
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Movie · as Self
Centre Play
TV · as Ellen · 1 ep
Strogoff
Movie · as Mother
Cry of the Banshee
Movie · as Oona
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Catherine of Braganza · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Natalyia · 1 ep
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
Movie · as Frau Thorwald
Das Profil
TV · as Self · 1 ep
German Film Award
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Paris Calling
Movie · as Marianne
Stolen Life
Movie · as Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
Dreaming Lips
Movie · as Gaby Lawrence
As You Like It
Movie · as Rosalind
Escape Me Never
Movie · as Gemma Jones
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Movie · as Catherine
Dreaming Lips
Movie · as Gaby
Ariane
Movie · as Ariane Kusnetzowa
Fräulein Else
Movie · as Else Thalhof
Lady Juan
Movie · as Doña Juana
Love
Movie · as Herzogin von Langeais
Impetuous Youth
Movie · as Renee
Husbands or Lovers
Movie · as Nju
The Evangelist
Movie · as Magdalena