Biografia

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.

An incident with a fan / aspiring actress in 1943-44, while she was performing in the hit play "The Two Mrs. Carrolls" on Broadway, inspired Mary Orr to write her short story "The Wisdom of Eve". The story was ultimately filmed as A Malvada (1950).

Griffith Jones, who starred with her in Contudo És Meu (1935), named his daughter, Gemma Jones, after Bergner's character in that film.

She and Bette Davis overlapped in two ways: Davis starred in Uma Vida Roubada (1946), a remake of Vida Roubada (1939), in which Bergner starred; and Davis starred in A Malvada (1950), which was based on an incident that actually happened to Bergner.

Elisabeth Bergner was also able to go on in Germany from her earlier successes. From 1958 on she also appeared sporadically in cinema and TV productions.