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.
Acting
Movie
Cry of the Banshee
as Oona
1970
Movie
The Rise of Catherine the Great
as Catherine
1934
Movie
As You Like It
as Rosalind
1936
Movie
Husbands or Lovers
as Nju
1924
Movie
Escape Me Never
as Gemma Jones
1935
TV
BBC Play of the Month
as Catherine of Braganza
1965
Movie
Fräulein Else
as Else Thalhof
1929
Movie
The Pedestrian
as Frau Lilienthal
1973
Movie
Paris Calling
as Marianne Jannetier
1941
Movie
Ariane
as Ariane Kusnetzowa
1931
TV
NDR Talk Show
as Self
1979
Movie
Strogoff
as Mother
1970
Movie
Impetuous Youth
as Renee
1926
Movie
Stolen Life
as Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
1939
Movie
Der Pfingstausflug
as Margarete Johannsen
1978
Movie
Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
as Else
1982
Movie
Dreaming Lips
as Gaby Lawrence
1937
Movie
Love
as Herzogin von Langeais
1928
Movie
Der Evangelimann
as Magdalena
1924
Movie
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
as Frau Thorwald
1962
Movie
Dreaming Lips
as Gaby
1932
Movie
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
as Sophie Kaiser
1984
Movie
Der Garten
as Mrs. Merriman
1983
Movie
Nachtdienst
as Baroness
1975
