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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Strogoff
as Mother
1970
Cry of the Banshee
as Oona
1970
The Pedestrian
as Frau Lilienthal
1973
As You Like It
as Rosalind
1936
The Rise of Catherine the Great
as Catherine
1934
Paris Calling
as Marianne Jannetier
1941
Fräulein Else
as Else Thalhof
1929
Escape Me Never
as Gemma Jones
1935
Husbands or Lovers
as Nju
1924
Stolen Life
as Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
1939
Ariane
as Ariane Kusnetzowa
1931
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
as Frau Thorwald
1962
Der Pfingstausflug
as Margarete Johannsen
1978
Dreaming Lips
as Gaby
1932
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
as Sophie Kaiser
1984
Der Garten
as Mrs. Merriman
1983
Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
as Else
1982
Nachtdienst
as Baroness
1975
Impetuous Youth
as Renee
1926
The House on the Hill
as Ellen
1975
