Elsa Wagner
Acting
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.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
as Landlady (uncredited)
Age 39 (now 94)
The Monster of London City
as Emily the Housekeeper
Age 83 (now 94)
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
as Self
Age 92 (now 94) The Monster of London City
as Emily the Housekeeper
Age 83 (now 94)
The Night of the Twelfth
as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
Age 67 (now 94)
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
as Mutter Brinkmann
Age 55 (now 94)
Three from the stamp office
as Die Vermieteri
Age 51 (now 94)
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
as Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
Age 50 (now 94)
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
as Friedrich's Mother
Age 48 (now 94)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
as Landlady (uncredited)
Age 39 (now 94)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
Age 37 (now 94)
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Also Known As
Elisabeth Karoline Auguste "Elsa" Wagner, Elisabeth Karoline Auguste Wagner
IMDB
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