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Elisabeth Bergner
Acting
22 Aug 1897
† 12 May 1986
Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire
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...
Also Known As
Ella vel Ettel Bergner
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Elisabeth Bergner's Movies
54%
Cry of the Banshee
22 Jul 1970
58%
The Rise of Catherine the Great
09 Feb 1934
54%
As You Like It
02 Sept 1936
56%
Husbands or Lovers
21 Nov 1924
60%
Escape Me Never
24 May 1935
69%
Fräulein Else
07 Mar 1929
70%
The Pedestrian
05 Sept 1973
60%
Paris Calling
04 Dec 1941
57%
Ariane
09 Feb 1931
65%
Strogoff
28 Oct 1970
68%
Impetuous Youth
10 Mar 1926
68%
Stolen Life
18 Jan 1939
80%
Der Pfingstausflug
23 Dec 1978
50%
Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung
12 Mar 1982
70%
Dreaming Lips
02 Feb 1937
80%
Love
16 Dec 1928
70%
Der Evangelimann
04 Jan 1924
90%
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
16 Nov 1962
80%
Dreaming Lips
12 Sept 1932
90%
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
23 Sept 1984
