Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1897-08-22
- Day of Death1986-05-12 (88 years)
- Place of Birth-
- Also Known AsElla vel Ettel Bergner
Elisabeth Bergner
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1975
The House on the Hill
As: Ellen
- 1975
Nachtdienst
As: Baroness
- 1973
The Pedestrian
As: Frau Lilienthal
- 1970
Strogoff
As: Mother
- 1970
Cry of the Banshee
As: Oona
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Catherine of Braganza
- 1941
Paris Calling
As: Marianne Jannetier
- 1939
Stolen Life
As: Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
1937Dreaming Lips
As: Gaby Lawrence
- 1936
As You Like It
As: Rosalind
1935Escape Me Never
As: Gemma Jones
- 1934
The Rise of Catherine the Great
As: Catherine
1932Dreaming Lips
As: Gaby
1931Ariane
As: Ariane Kusnetzowa
- 1929
Fräulein Else
As: Else Thalhof
1928Love
As: Herzogin von Langeais
1926Impetuous Youth
As: Renee
- 1924
Husbands or Lovers
As: Nju
1924Der Evangelimann
As: Magdalena