Elsa Wagner
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1881-01-24
- Died
- 1975-08-17
- Place of birth
- Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
- Also known as
- Elisabeth Karoline Auguste "Elsa" Wagner · Elisabeth Karoline Auguste 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
Movies (81)
Joan of Arc
1935
as Frau aus dem Volk
People Among Us
1926
as Mrs. Ritter
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920
as Landlady (uncredited)
Die Geliebte
1939
as Frau Geheimrat Peters
Anna Favetti
1938
as Frau Stetius
Moscow Shanghai
1936
as Frau Iwanowna
Children of No Importance
1926
as Frau Martens
Mad Love
1921
as Richard's mother
Dream Music
1940
as Mme. Holme
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
1936
as Mutter Brinkmann
Die göttliche Jette
1937
The Haunted Castle
1960
as Yvonne
The March to the Führer
1940
as Self
Emil and the Detectives
1964
as Nana
The Gambler
1938
as Marfa, Kinderfrau
Die Sieger
1918
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
1920
as Assuntas's mother
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
1958
as Viktoria Burger
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
Die unvollkommene Liebe
1940
as Geheimrätin Zenglein
Wandering Souls
1921
as Frau Jepantschin
Life Calls
1944
as Klara
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
1919
as Frau von Esslair
Was wird hier gespielt?
1940
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
The Night of the Twelfth
1949
as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
1929
as Friedrich's Mother
Hans in Luck
1936
as Mutter
Sweetheart of the Gods
1960
as Frau Lengefeld
The Rosentopf Case
1918
as Frau Hintze
An Evening Visit
1934
Hansel and Gretel
1940
as Hexe
Unser Willi ist der Beste
1971
as Alte Dame
A Beautiful Day
1944
as Hedwigs Wirtin
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
1929
I'll Carry You in My Arms
1943
as Frau Herbst
The Buddenbrooks
1923
as Sesemi Weichbrodt
From Morning to Midnight
1920
The Old Fritz
1928
as Prinzessin Amalie
The Monster of London City
1964
as Emily the Housekeeper
Barcarole
1935
as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
The Leghorn Hat
1939
as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
Dawn
1933
Marriage of Figaro
1949
as Marcellina
The Student of Prague
1935
as Jarmila
The Night of Queen Isabeau
1920
Gasparone
1937
Großalarm
1938
as Frau Köppen
A Dangerous Game
1937
as Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
Daphne and the Diplomat
1937
as Frau Wachsmut
The Man in the Saddle
1945
as Haushälterin
Frühlingsfluten
1924
Wozzeck
1947
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931
as Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
Ehe in Not
1929
Luther
1928
as Luthers Mutter
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
1938
Das wandernde Licht
1916
as Frau von Glassner
The Old Fritz II
1928
as Prinzeß Amalie
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973
as Self
Atlantic
1929
as Anna, Heinrich's wife
Three from the stamp office
1932
as Die Vermieteri
The Impostor
1944
as Gräfin Anastasia
Tell the Truth
1946
as Schwester Ida
The Song of Life
1931
as Erikas Mutter
Gold
1934
Was wissen denn Männer
1933
as Mutter Kroschelt
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
1971
as Emma
Music in the Blood
1934
as Mathilde
No Place for Love
1947
as Niobe
You and I
1938
...and the Sky Above Us
1947
as Frau Heise
Moral
1936
as Frau Lundt
Ball at the Metropol
1937
as Frau Selle
Der Etappenhase
1937
as Tante von Marie
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
1960
as Tante Dolly
The Waitress Anna
1941
as Mathilde Noack
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1927
Freight from Baltimore
1938
Die blaue Mauritius
1918
About Elsa Wagner
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… With 81 credits spanning from 1916 to 1973, Elsa Wagner has appeared in 81 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Elsa Wagner Movies
- Joan of Arc (1935) — as Frau aus dem Volk
- People Among Us (1926) — as Mrs. Ritter
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) — as Landlady (uncredited)
- Die Geliebte (1939) — as Frau Geheimrat Peters
- Anna Favetti (1938) — as Frau Stetius
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