Elsa Wagner

Birthday: 1881-01-24
Deathday: 1975-08-17
Birthplace: Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1971-02-07 Seine Majestät Gustav Krause Emma
1964-12-18 Emil and the Detectives Nana
1964-07-02 The Monster of London City Emily the Housekeeper
1960-12-15 The Haunted Castle Yvonne
1960-11-05 Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe Tante Dolly
1960-04-11 Sweetheart of the Gods Frau Lengefeld
1958-08-20 Ihr 106. Geburtstag Viktoria Burger
1949-11-25 Figaros Hochzeit Marcellina
1947-12-17 Wozzeck
1947-12-09 ...and the Sky Above Us Frau Heise
1947-03-30 No Place for Love Niobe
1944-12-20 Das Leben ruft Klara
1941-10-22 The Waitress Anna Mathilde Noack
1940-07-19 Was wird hier gespielt?
1940-01-01 Hansel and Gretel Hexe
1939-04-04 The Leghorn Hat Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
1938-11-30 Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938-09-14 Du und ich
1938-04-15 Großalarm Frau Köppen
1938-01-01 Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
1937-12-17 Gasparone
1937-04-02 Gefährliches Spiel Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
1937-03-18 Die göttliche Jette
1937-03-16 Der Etappenhase Tante von Marie
1935-12-10 The Student of Prague Jarmila
1935-04-26 Joan of Arc Frau aus dem Volk
1935-03-03 Barcarole Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
1934-07-31 Musik im Blut Mathilde
1934-03-29 Gold
1933-02-02 Dawn
1933-01-11 Was wissen denn Männer Mutter Kroschelt
1932-02-24 Three from the stamp office Die Vermieteri
1931-12-02 The Trunks of Mr. O.F. Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
1931-04-24 The Song of Life Erikas Mutter
1929-12-06 Ehe in Not
1929-10-28 Atlantic Anna, Heinrich's wife
1929-10-08 Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint Friedrich's Mother
1929-04-30 Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
1928-02-16 Luther Luthers Mutter
1928-01-28 The Old Fritz II Prinzeß Amalie
1928-01-20 The Old Fritz Prinzessin Amalie
1927-12-02 Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1926-09-06 Children of No Importance Frau Martens
1926-04-03 People Among Us Mrs. Ritter
1924-11-13 Frühlingsfluten
1923-08-30 The Buddenbrooks Sesemi Weichbrodt
1922-02-21 The Loves of Pharaoh
1921-11-28 Wandering Souls Frau Jepantschin
1921-09-09 Mad Love Richard's mother
1920-11-18 The Night of Queen Isabeau
1920-05-26 Die Marchesa d'Arminiani Assuntas's mother
1920-02-27 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Landlady (uncredited)
1920-01-01 From Morning to Midnight
1919-09-30 Das Werkzeug des Cosimo Frau von Esslair
1918-12-19 The Pied Piper of Hamelin Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
1918-10-01 Die blaue Mauritius
1918-09-27 Die Sieger
1918-09-19 The Rosentopf Case Frau Hintze
1916-09-01 Das wandernde Licht Frau von Glassner