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.
Filmography
Cry of the Banshee
as Oona
The Rise of Catherine the Great
as Catherine
As You Like It
as Rosalind
Husbands or Lovers
as Nju
Escape Me Never
as Gemma Jones
Fräulein Else
as Else Thalhof
The Pedestrian
as Frau Lilienthal
Paris Calling
as Marianne Jannetier
Ariane
as Ariane Kusnetzowa
Strogoff
as Mother
Impetuous Youth
as Renee
Stolen Life
as Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
Der Pfingstausflug
as Margarete Johannsen
Dreaming Lips
as Gaby Lawrence
Love
as Herzogin von Langeais
Der Evangelimann
as Magdalena
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
as Frau Thorwald
Dreaming Lips
as Gaby
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
as Sophie Kaiser