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