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

1920

as Landlady (uncredited)

Dream Music
Dream Music

1940

as Mme. Holme

Unser Willi ist der Beste
Unser Willi ist der Beste

1971

as Alte Dame

Dawn
Dawn

1933

The Monster of London City
The Monster of London City

1964

as Emily the Housekeeper

Emil and the Detectives
The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle

1960

as Yvonne

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Moral

1936

as Frau Lundt

Wandering Souls
Wandering Souls

1921

as Frau Jepantschin

The Student of Prague
The Student of Prague

1935

as Jarmila

Gasparone
Wozzeck
Gold
Gold

1934

The Song of Life
The Song of Life

1931

as Erikas Mutter

Mad Love
Mad Love

1921

as Richard's mother

Anna Favetti
Anna Favetti

1938

as Frau Stetius