Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 22, 1897
Place of Birth
Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Also Known As
- Ella vel Ettel Bergner
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 - Movies
Paris Calling
as Marianne Jannetier
The Rise of Catherine the Great
as Catherine
Cry of the Banshee
as Oona
The Pedestrian
as Frau Lilienthal
As You Like It
as Rosalind
Fräulein Else
as Else Thalhof
Strogoff
as Mother
Dreaming Lips
as Gaby Lawrence
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Der Garten
as Mrs. Merriman
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
as Self - Interviewee
