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Elisabeth Bergner
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Elisabeth Bergner's Filmography
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No Poster
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
as Sophie Kaiser
Der Garten
as Mrs. Merriman
No Poster
Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
as Else
Der Pfingstausflug
as Margarete Johannsen
No Poster
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
as Self - Interviewee
The House on the Hill
as Ellen
Nachtdienst
as Baroness
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
as Self
The Pedestrian
as Frau Lilienthal
Strogoff
as Mother
Cry of the Banshee
as Oona
No Poster
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
as Frau Thorwald
Paris Calling
as Marianne
Stolen Life
as Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
Dreaming Lips
as Gaby Lawrence
As You Like It
as Rosalind
Escape Me Never
as Gemma Jones
The Rise of Catherine the Great
as Catherine
Dreaming Lips
as Gaby
Ariane
as Ariane Kusnetzowa
Fräulein Else
as Else Thalhof
Lady Juan
as Doña Juana
Love
as Herzogin von Langeais
Impetuous Youth
as Renee
Husbands or Lovers
as Nju
The Evangelist
as Magdalena