
Elisabeth Bergner
Acting
Born: 1897-08-22 · Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died: 1986-05-12
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, whic
🎬 Movies (26)
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
1984
Sophie Kaiser
Der Garten
1983
Mrs. Merriman
Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
1982
Else

Der Pfingstausflug
1978
Margarete Johannsen

Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
1976
Self - Interviewee

Nachtdienst
1975
Baroness

The House on the Hill
1975
Ellen

The Pedestrian
1973
Frau Lilienthal

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973
Self

Strogoff
1970
Mother

Cry of the Banshee
1970
Oona
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
1962
Frau Thorwald

Paris Calling
1941
Marianne Jannetier

Stolen Life
1939
Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence

Dreaming Lips
1937
Gaby Lawrence

As You Like It
1936
Rosalind

Escape Me Never
1935
Gemma Jones

The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934
Catherine

Dreaming Lips
1932
Gaby

Ariane
1931
Ariane Kusnetzowa

Fräulein Else
1929
Else Thalhof

Love
1928
Herzogin von Langeais

Lady Juan
1928
Doña Juana

Impetuous Youth
1926
Renee

Husbands or Lovers
1924
Nju

Der Evangelimann
1924
Magdalena




