Actor
Elisabeth Bergner
August 22, 1897 · Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire
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.
Often works with
Irene Vanbrugh
2 titles together
The Rise of Catherine the Great, Escape Me Never
Griffith Jones
2 titles together
The Rise of Catherine the Great, Escape Me Never
Felix Aylmer
2 titles together
As You Like It, Dreaming Lips
Richard Ainley
2 titles together
As You Like It, Stolen Life
Conrad Veidt
2 titles together
Husbands or Lovers, Impetuous Youth
Karl Platen
2 titles together
Husbands or Lovers, Love
Full filmography · 27
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
as Sophie Kaiser
1984Der Garten
as Mrs. Merriman
1983Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
as Else
1982
Der Pfingstausflug
as Margarete Johannsen
1978
The House on the Hill
as Ellen
1975
Nachtdienst
as Baroness
1975
The Pedestrian
as Frau Lilienthal
1973
Strogoff
as Mother
1970
Cry of the Banshee
as Oona
19705.4The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
as Frau Thorwald
1962
Paris Calling
as Marianne Jannetier
1941
Stolen Life
as Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
1939