Elisabeth Bergner
Born August 22, 1897 (Age: 128)
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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, which earned her an Academy Award nomination.
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, which earned her an Academy Award nomination.
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Filmography
Der Pfingstausflug
1978
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as Margarete Johannsen
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Age: 81
The House on the Hill
1975
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as Ellen
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Age: 77
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973
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as Self
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Age: 76
The Pedestrian
1973
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as Frau Lilienthal
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Age: 76
No Image
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
1962
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as Frau Thorwald
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Age: 65
Paris Calling
1941
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as Marianne Jannetier
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Age: 44
Dreaming Lips
1932
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as Gaby
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Age: 35
Ariane
1931
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as Ariane Kusnetzowa
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Age: 33