
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.

Paris Calling
1941 · as Marianne Jannetier

Cry of the Banshee
1970 · as Oona

Der Garten
1983 · as Mrs. Merriman

As You Like It
1936 · as Rosalind

Ariane
1931 · as Ariane Kusnetzowa

Love
1928 · as Herzogin von Langeais

Nachtdienst
1975 · as Baroness

Fräulein Else
1929 · as Else Thalhof

The Rise of Catherine the Great
1934 · as Catherine

Husbands or Lovers
1924 · as Nju

Strogoff
1970 · as Mother

Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
1976 · as Self - Interviewee

Dreaming Lips
1932 · as Gaby

Escape Me Never
1935 · as Gemma Jones

The Pedestrian
1973 · as Frau Lilienthal

Wenn ich dich nicht hätte
1984 · as Sophie Kaiser

Stolen Life
1939 · as Sylvina Lawrence / Martina Lawrence

The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
1962 · as Frau Thorwald