Elisabeth Bergner
b. 1897 — d. 1986 (aged 89)
Drohobych, Ukraine
Actress
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.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 5.8
Angelo und Luzy
1984 Actress
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Rummelplatzgeschichten
1984 Actress
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Alles aus Liebe
1984 Actress
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★ 7.3
Der Garten
1983 Actress
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★ 6.1
High Society Limited
1982 Actress
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★ 7.4
The Pentecost Outing
1978 Actress
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★ 7.2
Dangerous Knowledge
1976 Actress
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★ 8.5
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
1976 Self
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Nachtdienst
1975 Actress
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Die Bergner: Erfahrungen einer großen Schauspielerin
1975 Self
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Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973 Self
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★ 5.5
Cry of the Banshee
1970 Actress
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★ 6.4
A Touch of Venus
1968 Actress
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The Golden Years of Alexander Korda
1968 Self
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Die Bundesfilmpreisträger 1963
1963 Self
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Geliebter Lügner
1963 Actress
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★ 6.6
The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
1962 Actress
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Das Profil
1962 Self
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Durchreise der Musen
1959 Self
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Stunde der Wahrheit
1958 Actress
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★ 6.0
Paris Calling
1941 Actress
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★ 6.6
Stolen Life
1939 Actress
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★ 5.6
Dreaming Lips
1937 Actress
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★ 5.8
As You Like It
1936 Actress
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★ 5.3
Escape Me Never
1935 Actress
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★ 6.3
The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934 Actress
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★ 6.8
Melo
1932 Actress
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★ 6.5
Ariane
1931 Actress
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The Loves of Ariane
1931 Actress
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★ 7.0
Miss Else
1929 Actress
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★ 6.6
Doña Juana
1928 Actress
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★ 6.4
Love
1927 Actress
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★ 6.3
The Violinist of Florence
1926 Actress
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★ 6.2
Husbands or Lovers
1924 Actress
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Der Evangelimann
1924 Actress