Elisabeth Bergner
Acting
Born 1897-08-22 · Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire · Died 1986-05-12
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
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
Sophie Kaiser
Der Garten
Mrs. Merriman
Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
Else
Heut' abend
Self
Zeugen des Jahrhunderts
Self
NDR Talk Show
Self
Der Pfingstausflug
Margarete Johannsen
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
Self - Interviewee
The House on the Hill
Ellen
Nachtdienst
Baroness
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Self
The Pedestrian
Frau Lilienthal
Centre Play
Ellen
Strogoff
Mother
Cry of the Banshee
Oona
BBC Play of the Month
Catherine of Braganza
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
Frau Thorwald
Das Profil
Self
German Film Award
Self
Paris Calling
Marianne Jannetier
Stolen Life
Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
Dreaming Lips
Gaby Lawrence
As You Like It
Rosalind
Escape Me Never
Gemma Jones
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Catherine
Dreaming Lips
Gaby
Ariane
Ariane Kusnetzowa
Fräulein Else
Else Thalhof
Love
Herzogin von Langeais
Lady Juan
Doña Juana
