Elsa Wagner
Acting
Born January 24, 1881 · Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
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.
Films (61)
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
1971
Emil and the Detectives
1964
The Monster of London City
1964
The Haunted Castle
1960
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
1960
Sweetheart of the Gods
1960
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
1958
Marriage of Figaro
1949
Wozzeck
1947
...and the Sky Above Us
1947
No Place for Love
1947
Das Leben ruft
1944
The Waitress Anna
1941
The March to the Führer
1940
Was wird hier gespielt?
1940
Hansel and Gretel
1940
The Leghorn Hat
1939
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938
Du und ich
1938
Großalarm
1938
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
1938
Gasparone
1937
Gefährliches Spiel
1937
Die göttliche Jette
1937
Der Etappenhase
1937
The Student of Prague
1935
Joan of Arc
1935
Barcarole
1935
Musik im Blut
1934
Gold
1934
Dawn
1933
Was wissen denn Männer
1933
Three from the stamp office
1932
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931
The Song of Life
1931
Ehe in Not
1929
Atlantic
1929
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
1929
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
1929
Luther
1928
The Old Fritz II
1928
The Old Fritz
1928
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1927
Children of No Importance
1926
People Among Us
1926
Frühlingsfluten
1924
The Buddenbrooks
1923
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
Wandering Souls
1921
Mad Love
1921
The Night of Queen Isabeau
1920
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
1920
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920
From Morning to Midnight
1920
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
1919
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
Die blaue Mauritius
1918
Die Sieger
1918
The Rosentopf Case
1918
Das wandernde Licht
1916