Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1986
- Works
- 7
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Film & TV
Acting · Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire
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.…
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- Wenn ich dich nicht hätte — Sophie Kaiser1984
- Der Garten — Mrs. Merriman1983
- Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung — Else1982
- Heut' abend — Self1980
- Zeugen des Jahrhunderts — Self1979
- NDR Talk Show — Self1979
- Der Pfingstausflug — Margarete Johannsen1978
- Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture — Self - Interviewee
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1897 births1986 deaths20th-century British actresses20th-century German actressesAustrian emigrants to GermanyBest Actress German Film Award winnersBritish people of Ukrainian-Jewish descentDeaths from cancer in EnglandGerman film actressesGerman silent film actressesGerman stage actressesJewish Austrian film people