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.
Filmography
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Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
1984
as Sophie Kaiser
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Der Garten
1983
as Mrs. Merriman
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Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
1982
as Else
Der Pfingstausflug
1978
as Margarete Johannsen
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
1976
as Self - Interviewee
The House on the Hill
1975
as Ellen
Nachtdienst
1975
as Baroness
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973
as Self
The Pedestrian
1973
as Frau Lilienthal
Strogoff
1970
as Mother
Cry of the Banshee
1970
as Oona
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The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
1962
as Frau Thorwald
Paris Calling
1941
as Marianne Jannetier
Stolen Life
1939
as Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
Dreaming Lips
1937
as Gaby Lawrence
As You Like It
1936
as Rosalind
Escape Me Never
1935
as Gemma Jones
The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934
as Catherine
Dreaming Lips
1932
as Gaby
Ariane
1931
as Ariane Kusnetzowa
Fräulein Else
1929
as Else Thalhof
Lady Juan
1928
as Doña Juana
Love
1927
as Herzogin von Langeais
Impetuous Youth
1926
as Renee