Elisabeth Bergner

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 Kennedys 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