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.

Known For

NDR Talk Show

BBC Play of the Month

Heut' abend

Centre Play

Zeugen des Jahrhunderts

Paris Calling

As You Like It

Cry of the Banshee

All Movies (26)

• Wenn ich dich nicht hätte1984 · as Sophie Kaiser
• Der Garten1983 · as Mrs. Merriman
• Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung1982 · as Else
• Der Pfingstausflug1978 · as Margarete Johannsen
• Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture1976 · as Self - Interviewee
• The House on the Hill1975 · as Ellen
• Nachtdienst1975 · as Baroness
• Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt1973 · as Self
• The Pedestrian1973 · as Frau Lilienthal
• Strogoff1970 · as Mother
• Cry of the Banshee1970 · as Oona
• The Happy Years of the Thorwalds1962 · as Frau Thorwald
• Paris Calling1941 · as Marianne Jannetier
• Stolen Life1939 · as Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
• Dreaming Lips1937 · as Gaby Lawrence
• As You Like It1936 · as Rosalind
• Escape Me Never1935 · as Gemma Jones
• The Rise of Catherine the Great1934 · as Catherine
• Dreaming Lips1932 · as Gaby
• Ariane1931 · as Ariane Kusnetzowa
• Fräulein Else1929 · as Else Thalhof
• Love1928 · as Herzogin von Langeais
• Lady Juan1928 · as Doña Juana
• Impetuous Youth1926 · as Renee
• Husbands or Lovers1924 · as Nju
• Der Evangelimann1924 · as Magdalena

All TV Shows (7)

• Heut' abend1980 · as Self
• Zeugen des Jahrhunderts1979 · as Self
• NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
• Centre Play1973 · as Ellen
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Catherine of Braganza
• Das Profil1962 · as Self
• German Film Award1951 · as Self