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Elsa Wagner

Elsa Wagner

Actor · Born 1881-01-24 · Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) — Landlady (uncredited)
  2. Emil and the Detectives (1964) — Nana
  3. The Haunted Castle (1960) — Yvonne
  4. From Morning to Midnight (1920)
  5. The Monster of London City (1964) — Emily the Housekeeper
  6. Unser Willi ist der Beste (1971) — Alte Dame
  7. The Loves of Pharaoh (1922)
  8. Gold (1934)
  9. Dawn (1933)
  10. The Student of Prague (1935) — Jarmila
  11. Children of No Importance (1926) — Frau Martens
  12. Gasparone (1937)
  13. Tanz auf dem Vulkan (1938)
  14. Mad Love (1921) — Richard's mother
  15. Life Calls (1944) — Klara
  16. The Leghorn Hat (1939) — Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
  17. Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen (1927)
  18. The Old Fritz (1928) — Prinzessin Amalie
  19. Der Etappenhase (1937) — Tante von Marie
  20. Joan of Arc (1935) — Frau aus dem Volk
  21. The Old Fritz II (1928) — Prinzeß Amalie
  22. Luther (1928) — Luthers Mutter
  23. ...and the Sky Above Us (1947) — Frau Heise
  24. Altes Herz geht auf die Reise (1938)
  25. Die Geliebte (1939) — Frau Geheimrat Peters
  26. I'll Carry You in My Arms (1943) — Frau Herbst
  27. A Beautiful Day (1944) — Hedwigs Wirtin
  28. The March to the Führer (1940) — Self
  29. Wozzeck (1947)
  30. Atlantic (1929) — Anna, Heinrich's wife
  31. People Among Us (1926) — Mrs. Ritter
  32. Großalarm (1938) — Frau Köppen
  33. The Trunks of Mr. O.F. (1931) — Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
  34. The Buddenbrooks (1923) — Sesemi Weichbrodt
  35. A Dangerous Game (1937) — Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
  36. Die göttliche Jette (1937)
  37. The Waitress Anna (1941) — Mathilde Noack
  38. The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918) — Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
  39. Sweetheart of the Gods (1960) — Frau Lengefeld
  40. Ihr 106. Geburtstag (1958) — Viktoria Burger