Elisabeth Bergner
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Catherine of Braganza
1965
German Film Award
Self
1951
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Natalyia
1965
Series
Heut' abend
Self
1980
Series
Centre Play
Ellen
1973
Series
Zeugen des Jahrhunderts
Self
1979
Film
Dreaming Lips
Gaby
1932
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
Sophie Kaiser
1984
Film
Ariane
Ariane Kusnetzowa
1931
Film
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Catherine
1934
Film
Fräulein Else
Else Thalhof
1929
Film
Cry of the Banshee
Oona
1970
Film
Love
Herzogin von Langeais
1927
Film
Paris Calling
Marianne Jannetier
1941
Der Garten
Mrs. Merriman
1983
Film
Escape Me Never
Gemma Jones
1935
Das Profil
Self
1962
Film
Husbands or Lovers
Nju
1924
Film
Nachtdienst
Baroness
1975
Film
Strogoff
Mother
1970
Film
Impetuous Youth
Renee
1926
Film
The Pedestrian
Frau Lilienthal
1973
Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
Else
1982
Film
As You Like It
Rosalind
1936
Film
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
Self - Interviewee
1976
Film
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Self
1973
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
Frau Thorwald
1962
Film
Stolen Life
Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
1939
Film
Der Pfingstausflug
Margarete Johannsen
1978
Film
Lady Juan
Doña Juana
1928
Film
Dreaming Lips
Gaby Lawrence
1937
Film
The House on the Hill
Ellen
1975
Film
Der Evangelimann
Magdalena
1924