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.

Filmography

• 1984Wenn ich dich nicht hätte — Sophie Kaiser
• 1983Der Garten — Mrs. Merriman
• 1982Feine Gesellschaft – Beschränkte Haftung — Else
• 1978Der Pfingstausflug — Margarete Johannsen
• 1975Nachtdienst — Baroness
• 1975The House on the Hill — Ellen
• Centre Play — Ellen
• 1973The Pedestrian — Frau Lilienthal
• 1970Cry of the Banshee — Oona
• 1970Strogoff — Mother
• BBC Play of the Month — Catherine of Braganza
• Thirty-Minute Theatre — Natalyia
• 1962The Happy Years of the Thorwalds — Frau Thorwald
• 1941Paris Calling — Marianne
• 1939Stolen Life — Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence
• 1937Dreaming Lips — Gaby Lawrence
• 1936As You Like It — Rosalind
• 1935Escape Me Never — Gemma Jones
• 1934The Rise of Catherine the Great — Catherine
• 1932Dreaming Lips — Gaby
• 1931Ariane — Ariane Kusnetzowa
• 1929Fräulein Else — Else Thalhof
• 1928Lady Juan — Doña Juana, Executive Producer
• 1927Love — Herzogin von Langeais
• 1926Impetuous Youth — Renee
• 1924Husbands or Lovers — Nju, Executive Producer
• 1924The Evangelist — Magdalena

Appearances as themselves (7)

• Heut' abend — Self
• NDR Talk Show — Self
• Zeugen des Jahrhunderts — Self
• 1976Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture — Self - Interviewee
• 1973Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt — Self
• Das Profil — Self
• German Film Award — Self