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

Emil and the Detectives

The Monster of London City

Dawn

Unser Willi ist der Beste

Wozzeck

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

Wandering Souls

All Movies (81)

• Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt1973 · as Self
• Unser Willi ist der Beste1971 · as Alte Dame
• Seine Majestät Gustav Krause1971 · as Emma
• Emil and the Detectives1964 · as Nana
• The Monster of London City1964 · as Emily the Housekeeper
• The Haunted Castle1960 · as Yvonne
• Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe1960 · as Tante Dolly
• Sweetheart of the Gods1960 · as Frau Lengefeld
• Ihr 106. Geburtstag1958 · as Viktoria Burger
• Marriage of Figaro1949 · as Marcellina
• The Night of the Twelfth1949 · as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
• Wozzeck1947
• ...and the Sky Above Us1947 · as Frau Heise
• No Place for Love1947 · as Niobe
• Tell the Truth1946 · as Schwester Ida
• The Man in the Saddle1945 · as Haushälterin
• Life Calls1944 · as Klara
• A Beautiful Day1944 · as Hedwigs Wirtin
• The Impostor1944 · as Gräfin Anastasia
• I'll Carry You in My Arms1943 · as Frau Herbst
• The Waitress Anna1941 · as Mathilde Noack
• Dream Music1940 · as Mme. Holme
• Die unvollkommene Liebe1940 · as Geheimrätin Zenglein
• The March to the Führer1940 · as Self
• Was wird hier gespielt?1940
• Hansel and Gretel1940 · as Hexe
• Die Geliebte1939 · as Frau Geheimrat Peters
• The Leghorn Hat1939 · as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
• Tanz auf dem Vulkan1938
• Freight from Baltimore1938
• You and I1938
• The Gambler1938 · as Marfa, Kinderfrau
• Anna Favetti1938 · as Frau Stetius
• Großalarm1938 · as Frau Köppen
• Altes Herz geht auf die Reise1938
• Gasparone1937
• Daphne and the Diplomat1937 · as Frau Wachsmut
• A Dangerous Game1937 · as Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
• Die göttliche Jette1937
• Der Etappenhase1937 · as Tante von Marie
• Ball at the Metropol1937 · as Frau Selle
• Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe1936 · as Mutter Brinkmann
• Moscow Shanghai1936 · as Frau Iwanowna
• Moral1936 · as Frau Lundt
• Hans in Luck1936 · as Mutter
• The Student of Prague1935 · as Jarmila
• Joan of Arc1935 · as Frau aus dem Volk
• Barcarole1935 · as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
• An Evening Visit1934
• Musik im Blut1934 · as Mathilde
• Gold1934
• Dawn1933
• Was wissen denn Männer1933 · as Mutter Kroschelt
• Three from the stamp office1932 · as Die Vermieteri
• The Trunks of Mr. O.F.1931 · as Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
• The Song of Life1931 · as Erikas Mutter
• Ehe in Not1929
• Atlantic1929 · as Anna, Heinrich's wife
• Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint1929 · as Friedrich's Mother
• Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers1929
• Luther1928 · as Luthers Mutter
• The Old Fritz II1928 · as Prinzeß Amalie
• The Old Fritz1928 · as Prinzessin Amalie
• Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen1927
• Children of No Importance1926 · as Frau Martens
• People Among Us1926 · as Mrs. Ritter
• Frühlingsfluten1924
• The Buddenbrooks1923 · as Sesemi Weichbrodt
• The Loves of Pharaoh1922
• Wandering Souls1921 · as Frau Jepantschin
• Mad Love1921 · as Richard's mother
• The Night of Queen Isabeau1920
• Die Marchesa d'Arminiani1920 · as Assuntas's mother
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari1920 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• From Morning to Midnight1920
• Das Werkzeug des Cosimo1919 · as Frau von Esslair
• The Pied Piper of Hamelin1918 · as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
• Die blaue Mauritius1918
• Die Sieger1918
• The Rosentopf Case1918 · as Frau Hintze
• Das wandernde Licht1916 · as Frau von Glassner