Elsa Wagner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 24, 1881
- Died
- August 17, 1975 (aged 94)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Movie · as Self
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
Movie · as Emma
Unser Willi ist der Beste
Movie · as Alte Dame
Emil and the Detectives
Movie · as Nana
The Monster of London City
Movie · as Emily the Housekeeper
The Haunted Castle
Movie · as Yvonne
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
Movie · as Tante Dolly
Sweetheart of the Gods
Movie · as Frau Lengefeld
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
Movie · as Viktoria Burger
Marriage of Figaro
Movie · as Marcellina
The Night of the Twelfth
Movie · as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
No Place for Love
Movie · as Niobe
Wozzeck
Movie
...and the Sky Above Us
Movie · as Frau Heise
Tell the Truth
Movie · as Schwester Ida
The Man in the Saddle
Movie · as Haushälterin
Life Calls
Movie · as Klara
The Impostor
Movie · as Gräfin Anastasia
A Beautiful Day
Movie · as Hedwigs Wirtin
I'll Carry You in My Arms
Movie · as Frau Herbst
The Waitress Anna
Movie · as Mathilde Noack
The March to the Führer
Movie · as Self
Hansel and Gretel
Movie · as Hexe
Was wird hier gespielt?
Movie
Die unvollkommene Liebe
Movie · as Geheimrätin Zenglein
Dream Music
Movie · as Mme. Holme
The Leghorn Hat
Movie · as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
Die Geliebte
Movie · as Frau Geheimrat Peters
Großalarm
Movie · as Frau Köppen
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
Movie
You and I
Movie
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
Movie
Anna Favetti
Movie · as Frau Stetius
Freight from Baltimore
Movie
The Gambler
Movie · as Marfa, Kinderfrau
Der Etappenhase
Movie · as Tante von Marie
Gasparone
Movie
A Dangerous Game
Movie · as Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
Die göttliche Jette
Movie
Ball at the Metropol
Movie · as Frau Selle
Daphne and the Diplomat
Movie · as Frau Wachsmut
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
Movie · as Mutter Brinkmann
Moscow Shanghai
Movie · as Frau Iwanowna
Hans in Luck
Movie · as Mutter
Moral
Movie · as Frau Lundt
Barcarole
Movie · as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
Joan of Arc
Movie · as Frau aus dem Volk
The Student of Prague
Movie · as Jarmila
Music in the Blood
Movie · as Mathilde
Gold
Movie
An Evening Visit
Movie
Was wissen denn Männer
Movie · as Mutter Kroschelt
Dawn
Movie
Three from the stamp office
Movie · as Die Vermieteri
The Song of Life
Movie · as Erikas Mutter
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
Movie · as Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
Movie · as Friedrich's Mother
Ehe in Not
Movie
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
Movie
Atlantik
Movie · as Anna, Heinrich's wife
The Old Fritz
Movie · as Prinzessin Amalie
The Old Fritz II
Movie · as Prinzeß Amalie
Luther
Movie · as Luthers Mutter
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
Movie
Children of No Importance
Movie · as Frau Martens
People Among Us
Movie · as Mrs. Ritter
Frühlingsfluten
Movie
The Buddenbrooks
Movie · as Sesemi Weichbrodt
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
Movie · as Die Mutter
The Loves of Pharaoh
Movie
Mad Love
Movie · as Richard's mother
Wandering Souls
Movie · as Frau Jepantschin
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)
The Night of Queen Isabeau
Movie
From Morning to Midnight
Movie
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
Movie · as Assuntas's mother
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
Movie · as Frau von Esslair
Die blaue Mauritius
Movie
The Rosentopf Case
Movie · as Frau Hintze
Die Sieger
Movie
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Movie · as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
Das wandernde Licht
Movie · as Frau von Glassner