Acting

Elisabeth Bergner

Elisabeth Bergner è noto soprattutto per BBC Play of the Month, Thirty-Minute Theatre, NDR Talk Show e Deutscher Filmpreis. Elisabeth Bergner è nato il 22 agosto 1897. Elisabeth Bergner è morto/a il 12 maggio 1986 all’età di 88 anni.

Nascita: 22 agosto 1897
Luogo di nascita: Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Morte: 12 maggio 1986 (88 anni)

Biografia

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.