- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 24, 1881
- Place of Birth
- Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
- Died
- August 17, 1975
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 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.…
Filmography
movieDer große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973 · Self
movieUnser Willi ist der Beste
1971 · Alte Dame
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
movieSeine Majestät Gustav Krause
1971 · Emma
movieEmil and the Detectives
1964 · Nana
movieThe Monster of London City
1964 · Emily the Housekeeper
movieThe Haunted Castle
1960 · Yvonne
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
movieDer Geburtstag unserer Ehe
1960 · Tante Dolly
movieSweetheart of the Gods
1960 · Frau Lengefeld
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
movieIhr 106. Geburtstag
1958 · Viktoria Burger
movieMarriage of Figaro
1949 · Marcellina
movieThe Night of the Twelfth
1949 · Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
movieWozzeck
1947
movie...and the Sky Above Us
1947 · Frau Heise
No Place for Love
movieNo Place for Love
1947 · Niobe
movieTell the Truth
1946 · Schwester Ida
The Man in the Saddle
movieThe Man in the Saddle
1945 · Haushälterin
Life Calls
movieLife Calls
1944 · Klara
movieA Beautiful Day
1944 · Hedwigs Wirtin
movieThe Impostor
1944 · Gräfin Anastasia
movieI'll Carry You in My Arms
1943 · Frau Herbst
movieThe Waitress Anna
1941 · Mathilde Noack
movieDream Music
1940 · Mme. Holme
movieDie unvollkommene Liebe
1940 · Geheimrätin Zenglein
movieThe March to the Führer
1940 · Self
movieWas wird hier gespielt?
1940
Hansel and Gretel
movieHansel and Gretel
1940 · Hexe
Die Geliebte
movieDie Geliebte
1939 · Frau Geheimrat Peters
movieThe Leghorn Hat
1939 · Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
movieTanz auf dem Vulkan
1938
Freight from Baltimore
movieFreight from Baltimore
1938
movieYou and I
1938
movieThe Gambler
1938 · Marfa, Kinderfrau
movieAnna Favetti
1938 · Frau Stetius
Großalarm
movieGroßalarm
1938 · Frau Köppen
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
movieAltes Herz geht auf die Reise
1938
movieGasparone
1937
Daphne and the Diplomat
movieDaphne and the Diplomat
1937 · Frau Wachsmut
A Dangerous Game
movieA Dangerous Game
1937 · Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
movieDie göttliche Jette
1937
Der Etappenhase
movieDer Etappenhase
1937 · Tante von Marie
movieBall at the Metropol
1937 · Frau Selle
movieAnnemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
1936 · Mutter Brinkmann
movieMoscow Shanghai
1936 · Frau Iwanowna
Moral
movieMoral
1936 · Frau Lundt
movieHans in Luck
1936 · Mutter
movieThe Student of Prague
1935 · Jarmila
movieJoan of Arc
1935 · Frau aus dem Volk
movieBarcarole
1935 · Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
movieAn Evening Visit
1934
movieMusic in the Blood
1934 · Mathilde
movieGold
1934
movieDawn
1933
movieWas wissen denn Männer
1933 · Mutter Kroschelt
Three from the stamp office
movieThree from the stamp office
1932 · Die Vermieteri
movieThe Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931 · Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
movieThe Song of Life
1931 · Erikas Mutter
movieEhe in Not
1929
movieAtlantic
1929 · Anna, Heinrich's wife
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
movieFrühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
1929 · Friedrich's Mother
movieManolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
1929
movieLuther
1928 · Luthers Mutter
movieThe Old Fritz II
1928 · Prinzeß Amalie
movieThe Old Fritz
1928 · Prinzessin Amalie
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
movieDas Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1927
movieChildren of No Importance
1926 · Frau Martens
moviePeople Among Us
1926 · Mrs. Ritter
movieFrühlingsfluten
1924
movieThe Buddenbrooks
1923 · Sesemi Weichbrodt
movieThe Loves of Pharaoh
1922
movieWandering Souls
1921 · Frau Jepantschin
movieMad Love
1921 · Richard's mother
The Night of Queen Isabeau
movieThe Night of Queen Isabeau
1920
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
movieDie Marchesa d'Arminiani
1920 · Assuntas's mother
movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · Landlady (uncredited)
movieFrom Morning to Midnight
1920
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
movieDas Werkzeug des Cosimo
1919 · Frau von Esslair
movieThe Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918 · Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
Die blaue Mauritius
movieDie blaue Mauritius
1918
movieDie Sieger
1918
The Rosentopf Case
movieThe Rosentopf Case
1918 · Frau Hintze
movieDas wandernde Licht
1916 · Frau von Glassner