Elisabeth Bergner
Elisabeth Bergner (born Elisabeth Ettel; 22 August 1897 – 12 May 1986) was a European actress. Primarily a stage actress, her career flourished in Berlin and Paris, before she moved to London to work in films. Her signature role was Gemma Jones in Escape Me Never, a play written for her by Margaret Kennedy. Bergner, known in Europe as La Bergner, played Gemma first in London, and then made her Broadway debut with the role in 1935. She later repeated it in a film version, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1943, Bergner returned to Broadway in the play The Two Mrs. Carrolls, for which she was awarded the Distinguished Performance Medal by the Drama League.
Known for
ActingBirthday
August 22, 1897Deathday
May 12, 1986Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
28Also known as
Ella vel Ettel Bergner
Cast credits
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
Dreaming Lips
Gaby
Nachtdienst
Baroness
Impetuous Youth
Renee
Dreaming Lips
Gaby LawrenceCrew credits
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