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.
Known For
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920
Emil and the Detectives
1964
People Among Us
1926
The Haunted Castle
1960
The March to the Führer
1940
Was wird hier gespielt?
1940
Die Geliebte
1939
Dream Music
1940
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
Children of No Importance
1926
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
1920
Anna Favetti
1938
Filmography
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
as Landlady (uncredited) · 1920
Emil and the Detectives
as Nana · 1964
People Among Us
as Mrs. Ritter · 1926
The Haunted Castle
as Yvonne · 1960
The March to the Führer
as Self · 1940
Was wird hier gespielt?
· 1940
Die Geliebte
as Frau Geheimrat Peters · 1939
Dream Music
as Mme. Holme · 1940
The Loves of Pharaoh
· 1922
Children of No Importance
as Frau Martens · 1926
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
as Assuntas's mother · 1920
Anna Favetti
as Frau Stetius · 1938
The Monster of London City
as Emily the Housekeeper · 1964
Moscow Shanghai
as Frau Iwanowna · 1936
Mad Love
as Richard's mother · 1921
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
as Frau von Esslair · 1919
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Die Mutter · 1923
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
as Friedrich's Mother · 1929
Joan of Arc
as Frau aus dem Volk · 1935
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
as Self · 1973
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife) · 1918
The Gambler
as Marfa, Kinderfrau · 1938
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
as Mutter Brinkmann · 1936
Die Sieger
· 1918
From Morning to Midnight
· 1920
Die göttliche Jette
· 1937
Wandering Souls
as Frau Jepantschin · 1921
The Night of the Twelfth
as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin · 1949
Life Calls
as Klara · 1944
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
· 1938
Luther
as Luthers Mutter · 1928
Was wissen denn Männer
as Mutter Kroschelt · 1933
The Student of Prague
as Jarmila · 1935
Three from the stamp office
as Die Vermieteri · 1932
Die unvollkommene Liebe
as Geheimrätin Zenglein · 1940
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
as Emma · 1971
The Man in the Saddle
as Haushälterin · 1945
...and the Sky Above Us
as Frau Heise · 1947
The Night of Queen Isabeau
· 1920
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
· 1938
Unser Willi ist der Beste
as Alte Dame · 1971
Dawn
· 1933
The Old Fritz
as Prinzessin Amalie · 1928
No Place for Love
as Niobe · 1947
The Old Fritz II
as Prinzeß Amalie · 1928
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
as Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors · 1931
The Song of Life
as Erikas Mutter · 1931
An Evening Visit
· 1934
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
· 1929
The Buddenbrooks
as Sesemi Weichbrodt · 1923
I'll Carry You in My Arms
as Frau Herbst · 1943
A Beautiful Day
as Hedwigs Wirtin · 1944
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
as Viktoria Burger · 1958
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
as Tante Dolly · 1960
The Rosentopf Case
as Frau Hintze · 1918
Sweetheart of the Gods
as Frau Lengefeld · 1960
Daphne and the Diplomat
as Frau Wachsmut · 1937
You and I
· 1938
Tell the Truth
as Schwester Ida · 1946
Hans in Luck
as Mutter · 1936
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
· 1927
Das wandernde Licht
as Frau von Glassner · 1916
Hansel and Gretel
as Hexe · 1940
The Waitress Anna
as Mathilde Noack · 1941
The Leghorn Hat
as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante · 1939
Barcarole
as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira · 1935
Music in the Blood
as Mathilde · 1934
Wozzeck
· 1947
Gold
· 1934
Der Etappenhase
as Tante von Marie · 1937
Ehe in Not
· 1929
Gasparone
· 1937
Atlantic
as Anna, Heinrich's wife · 1929
Freight from Baltimore
· 1938
The Impostor
as Gräfin Anastasia · 1944
Moral
as Frau Lundt · 1936
Großalarm
as Frau Köppen · 1938
A Dangerous Game
as Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard · 1937
Marriage of Figaro
as Marcellina · 1949
Ball at the Metropol
as Frau Selle · 1937
Frühlingsfluten
· 1924
Die blaue Mauritius
· 1918