After the war she returned to Germany where she worked with numerous successful theaters of Berlin, among them Fritz Kortner's Berliner Bühnen.
In the talkies of the 30's she took part in well-known productions like "Der Mörder Dimitri Karramasoff" (1931), "M" (1931) by Fritz Lang, "Verräter" (1936) and "Glückskinder" (1936).
Neumann-Viertel was also a notable character actress in films and television, although she seldomly played a leading role there.
The actress Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel began her film career during the silent movie era.
Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel was the second wife of film director Berthold Viertel.