Elisabeth Bergner(1897-1986)

As of 2013 she is one of six women who has received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for a performance directed by her spouse, namely for Verlaß mich niemals wieder (1935) direct by Paul Czinner. The other five are Frances McDormand for Fargo: Blutiger Schnee (1996) (directed by Joel Coen), Gena Rowlands for Eine Frau unter Einfluß (1974) & Gloria (1980) (both directed by John Cassavetes), Julie Andrews for Victor/Victoria (1982) (directed by Blake Edwards), Joanne Woodward for Die Liebe eines Sommers (1968) (directed by Paul Newman), and Jean Simmons for Happy-End für eine Ehe (1969) (directed by Richard Brooks). Jules Dassin also directed his future wife Melina Mercouri in a Best Actress Oscar nominated performance (Sonntags... nie! (1960)), but they weren't married yet at the time of the nomination.

I am well paid in London. I do not go to Hollywood because I am afraid of the place. Hollywood and I would not mix. I would be out of my element - a fish out of water. Hollywood is artificial, high pressure, very social. I am none of these things.