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 Mi vida para ti (1935) direct by Paul Czinner. The other five are Frances McDormand for Fargo (1996) (directed by Joel Coen), Gena Rowlands for Una mujer bajo la influencia (1974) & Gloria (1980) (both directed by John Cassavetes), Julie Andrews for ¿Víctor o Victoria? (1982) (directed by Blake Edwards), Joanne Woodward for Raquel, Raquel (1968) (directed by Paul Newman), and Jean Simmons for Con los ojos cerrados (1969) (directed by Richard Brooks). Jules Dassin also directed his future wife Melina Mercouri in a Best Actress Oscar nominated performance (Nunca en domingo (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.