Elsa Wagner

Elsa Wagner

1881-01-24 – 1975-08-17 (age 94) 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.

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Known For

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920

as Landlady (uncredited)

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Die Marchesa d'Arminiani

1920

as Assuntas's mother

People Among Us
People Among Us

1926

as Mrs. Ritter

Moscow Shanghai
Moscow Shanghai

1936

as Frau Iwanowna

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc

1935

as Frau aus dem Volk

The March to the Führer
Emil and the Detectives
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Die Geliebte

1939

as Frau Geheimrat Peters

Dream Music
Dream Music

1940

as Mme. Holme

Children of No Importance
Children of No Importance

1926

as Frau Martens

The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle

1960

as Yvonne

Wandering Souls
Wandering Souls

1921

as Frau Jepantschin

Anna Favetti
Anna Favetti

1938

as Frau Stetius

A Beautiful Day
A Beautiful Day

1944

as Hedwigs Wirtin

Dawn
Dawn

1933

The Gambler
The Gambler

1938

as Marfa, Kinderfrau

An Evening Visit
Mad Love
Mad Love

1921

as Richard's mother

Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe