Elisabeth Bergner

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Cry of the Banshee (1970) — Oona
2. The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) — Catherine
3. As You Like It (1936) — Rosalind
4. Husbands or Lovers (1924) — Nju
5. Escape Me Never (1935) — Gemma Jones
6. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Catherine of Braganza
7. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Natalyia
8. Fräulein Else (1929) — Else Thalhof
9. The Pedestrian (1973) — Frau Lilienthal
10. Paris Calling (1941) — Marianne Jannetier
11. Ariane (1931) — Ariane Kusnetzowa
12. NDR Talk Show (1979) — Self
13. Strogoff (1970) — Mother
14. Impetuous Youth (1926) — Renee
15. Stolen Life (1939) — Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
16. Der Pfingstausflug (1978) — Margarete Johannsen
17. Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung (1982) — Else
18. Dreaming Lips (1937) — Gaby Lawrence
19. Love (1927) — Herzogin von Langeais
20. Der Evangelimann (1924) — Magdalena
21. The Happy Years of the Thorwalds (1962) — Frau Thorwald
22. Dreaming Lips (1932) — Gaby
23. Wenn ich dich nicht hätte (1984) — Sophie Kaiser
24. Der Garten (1983) — Mrs. Merriman
25. Nachtdienst (1975) — Baroness
26. Lady Juan (1928) — Doña Juana
27. Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt (1973) — Self
28. German Film Award (1951) — Self
29. Heut' abend (1980) — Self
30. Centre Play (1973) — Ellen
31. The House on the Hill (1975) — Ellen
32. Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture (1976) — Self - Interviewee
33. Das Profil (1962) — Self
34. Zeugen des Jahrhunderts (1979) — Self