Elsa Wagner
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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (50)
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
as Self
1973
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
as Emma
1971
Emil and the Detectives
as Nana
1964
The Monster of London City
as Emily the Housekeeper
1964
The Haunted Castle
as Yvonne
1960
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
as Tante Dolly
1960
Sweetheart of the Gods
as Frau Lengefeld
1960
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
as Viktoria Burger
1958
Figaros Hochzeit
as Marcellina
1949
Wozzeck
1947
...and the Sky Above Us
as Frau Heise
1947
No Place for Love
as Niobe
1947
Das Leben ruft
as Klara
1944
The Waitress Anna
as Mathilde Noack
1941
The March to the Führer
as Self
1940
Was wird hier gespielt?
1940
Hansel and Gretel
as Hexe
1940
The Leghorn Hat
as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
1939
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938
Du und ich
1938
Großalarm
as Frau Köppen
1938
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
1938
Gasparone
1937
Gefährliches Spiel
as Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
1937
Die göttliche Jette
1937
Der Etappenhase
as Tante von Marie
1937
The Student of Prague
as Jarmila
1935
Joan of Arc
as Frau aus dem Volk
1935
Barcarole
as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
1935
Musik im Blut
as Mathilde
1934
Gold
1934
Dawn
1933
Was wissen denn Männer
as Mutter Kroschelt
1933
Three from the stamp office
as Die Vermieteri
1932
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
as Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
1931
The Song of Life
as Erikas Mutter
1931
Ehe in Not
1929
Atlantic
as Anna, Heinrich's wife
1929
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
as Friedrich's Mother
1929
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
1929
Luther
as Luthers Mutter
1928
The Old Fritz II
as Prinzeß Amalie
1928
The Old Fritz
as Prinzessin Amalie
1928
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1927
Children of No Importance
as Frau Martens
1926
People Among Us
as Mrs. Ritter
1926
Frühlingsfluten
1924
The Buddenbrooks
as Sesemi Weichbrodt
1923
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
Wandering Souls
as Frau Jepantschin
1921