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 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.
Filmography
all 35
Movies 27
TV Shows 8
self 7
Wenn ich dich nicht hätte (1984)
Der Garten (1983)
Der Pfingstausflug (1978)
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture (1976)
Dangerous Knowledge (1976)
Nachtdienst (1975)
The Pedestrian (1973)
Strogoff (1970)
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds (1962)
Paris Calling (1941)
Stolen Life (1939)
Dreaming Lips (1937)
As You Like It (1936)
Escape Me Never (1935)
Ariane (1931)
Rund um die Liebe (1929)
Fräulein Else (1929)
Love (1928)
Lady Juan (1928)
Der Evangelimann (1924)
A Touch of Venus
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1897-08-22
Deathday1986-05-12 (88 years old)
Birth NameElisabeth Ettel
Birth PlaceDrohobych, Ukraine
CitizenshipsAustria
Also Known AsElla vel Ettel Bergner
AwardsSchillerpreis der Stadt Mannheim, Ernst Reuter Medal, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
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