Elsa Wagner
Acting
Born: 1881-01-24 in Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
Biography
Elsa Wagner (January 24, 1881 – August 17, 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Born as Elisabeth Karoline Auguste Wagner on 24 January 1881 in Reval, in what is now Tallinn, Estonia, Elsa Wagner pursued training with Maria Spettini in Saint Petersburg, Russia prior to making her acting debut in Berlin, Germany in 1901. In addition to her performances on tour with multiple theater productions, including Faust and Peer Gynt, she went on to secure roles in more than 140 feature films, including Robert Wiene's Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) and Karl Heinz Martin's Von Morgens bis Mitternachts (From Morn to Midnight) in 1920, F. W. Murnau's 1922 Das Brennende Acker (The Burning Earth), Gerhard Lamprecht's Die Buddenbrooks and Wiene's I.N.R.I. in 1923, and E. R. Dupont's 1929 Atlantik.
Known For
People Among Us
Mrs. Ritter
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Landlady (uncredited)
Die göttliche Jette
Emil and the Detectives
Nana
Children of No Importance
Frau Martens
The Student of Prague
Jarmila
The March to the Führer
Self
The Haunted Castle
Yvonne
Mad Love
Richard's mother
Moscow Shanghai
Frau Iwanowna
Wandering Souls
Frau Jepantschin
Anna Favetti
Frau Stetius
Dream Music
Mme. Holme
Joan of Arc
Frau aus dem Volk
The Gambler
Marfa, Kinderfrau
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
Mutter Brinkmann
Die Sieger
The Night of the Twelfth
Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
A Beautiful Day
Hedwigs Wirtin
The Monster of London City
Emily the Housekeeper
Dawn
Unser Willi ist der Beste
Alte Dame
The Loves of Pharaoh
From Morning to Midnight
Barcarole
Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
Sweetheart of the Gods
Frau Lengefeld
Die unvollkommene Liebe
Geheimrätin Zenglein
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
The Waitress Anna
Mathilde Noack
Ball at the Metropol
Frau Selle
Was wird hier gespielt?
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
The Buddenbrooks
Sesemi Weichbrodt