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 Contudo És Meu (1935) direct by Paul Czinner. The other five are Frances McDormand for Fargo: Uma Comédia de Erros (1996) (directed by Joel Coen), Gena Rowlands for Uma Mulher Sob Influência (1974) & Glória (1980) (both directed by John Cassavetes), Julie Andrews for Vítor ou Vitória? (1982) (directed by Blake Edwards), Joanne Woodward for Rachel, Rachel (1968) (directed by Paul Newman), and Jean Simmons for Tempo para Amar, Tempo para Esquecer (1969) (directed by Richard Brooks). Jules Dassin also directed his future wife Melina Mercouri in a Best Actress Oscar nominated performance (Nunca aos Domingos (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.