Ngo1905, xa kanye wayesadlala eRio de Janeiro, uBernhardt wonzakala kwidolo langasekunene kwisiqendu sokugqibela somdlalo xa kanye wayetsiba eskuka phezulu kudonga oluphakamileyo. awuzange uphinde unyangeke ngokupheleleyo umlenze wakhe, ubonakalisa iimpawu zokugruzuka. Ngo1915, iinyama zonyawo lwakhe zafa cum waza wonke umlenze wakhe wangasekunene wanqunyulwa, oko kuthetha okokuba wayehamba ngesitulo iinyanga eziliqela. Nangona kunjalo waqhubela phambili nobizo lwakhe. Wabamba ukhenketho olwaba nempumelelo olwalusiya eMelika ngo1915, waza wasweleka xa kanye wayebuyela eFransi. ngomhla wama-26 kweyoKwindla 1923, uBernhardt wabulawa yiuremia eyayilandela ukoyisakala kwezintso zakhe. Wangwatyelwa kumadlaka ePère Lachaise eParis.