
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.
Filmografi
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari1920 · Landlady (uncredited)
People Among Us1926 · Mrs. Ritter
Moscow Shanghai1936 · Frau Iwanowna
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe1936 · Mutter Brinkmann
Children of No Importance1926 · Frau Martens
Anna Favetti1938 · Frau Stetius
Emil and the Detectives1964 · Nana
Dream Music1940 · Mme. Holme
The Haunted Castle1960 · Yvonne
Wandering Souls1921 · Frau Jepantschin
Joan of Arc1935 · Frau aus dem Volk
An Evening Visit1934 ·
Atlantik1929 · Anna, Heinrich's wife
The Gambler1938 · Marfa, Kinderfrau
Die unvollkommene Liebe1940 · Geheimrätin Zenglein
Was wird hier gespielt?1940 ·
Mad Love1921 · Richard's mother
Hans in Luck1936 · Mutter
The Night of the Twelfth1949 · Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
Die göttliche Jette1937 ·
Tanz auf dem Vulkan1938 ·
Paul Bildt
Ernst Behmer
Käthe Haack
Edwin Jürgensen
Karl Platen
Margarete Kupfer
Hubert von Meyerinck
Hermine Sterler
Grit Haid
Gisela Uhlen
Conrad Veidt
Gina Falckenberg