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Elisabeth Bergner

Elisabeth Bergner

ActorProducer Aug 22 (died age 88) Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire 1924–1984 (60 year career)
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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, whic…

Known For

Cry of the Banshee
Film

Cry of the Banshee

Oona
The Rise of Catherine the Great
Film

The Rise of Catherine the Great

Catherine
As You Like It
Film

As You Like It

Rosalind
Husbands or Lovers
Film

Husbands or Lovers

Nju
Fräulein Else
Film

Fräulein Else

Else Thalhof
Escape Me Never
Film

Escape Me Never

Gemma Jones
The Pedestrian
Film

The Pedestrian

Frau Lilienthal
Ariane
Film

Ariane

Ariane Kusnetzowa

Filmography