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Elisabeth Bergner

Elisabeth Bergner

Birthday: 1897-08-22 | Place of Birth: Drohobych, Ukraine

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1976
1975
Nachtdienst

as    Baroness

1975
The House on the Hill

as    Ellen

1970
Strogoff

as    Mother

1970
Cry of the Banshee

as    Oona

1962
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds

as    Frau Thorwald

1941
Paris Calling

as    Marianne Jannetier

1937
Dreaming Lips

as    Gaby Lawrence

1936
As You Like It

as    Rosalind

1935
Escape Me Never

as    Gemma Jones

1934
The Rise of Catherine the Great

as    Catherine

1926
Impetuous Youth

as    Renee

1924
Husbands or Lovers

as    Nju