Elsa Wagner
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jan 24, 1881 (145 years old)
Place of Birth
Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
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
| 1973 | Der große Zauberer - Max ReinhardtSelf | |
| 1971 | Seine Majestät Gustav KrauseEmma | |
| 1971 | Unser Willi ist der BesteAlte Dame | |
| 1964 | Emil and the DetectivesNana | |
| 1964 | The Monster of London CityEmily the Housekeeper | |
| 1960 | The Haunted CastleYvonne | |
| 1960 | Der Geburtstag unserer EheTante Dolly | |
| 1960 | Sweetheart of the GodsFrau Lengefeld | |
| 1958 | Ihr 106. GeburtstagViktoria Burger | |
| 1949 | Marriage of FigaroMarcellina | |
| 1947 | No Place for LoveNiobe | |
| 1947 | Wozzeck | |
| 1947 | ...and the Sky Above UsFrau Heise | |
| 1944 | Das Leben ruftKlara | |
| 1941 | The Waitress AnnaMathilde Noack | |
| 1940 | The March to the FührerSelf | |
| 1940 | Hansel and GretelHexe | |
| 1940 | Was wird hier gespielt? | |
| 1939 | The Leghorn HatBaronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante | |
| 1938 | GroßalarmFrau Köppen | |
| 1938 | Tanz auf dem Vulkan | |
| 1938 | Du und ich | |
| 1938 | Altes Herz geht auf die Reise | |
| 1937 | Der EtappenhaseTante von Marie | |
| 1937 | Gasparone | |
| 1937 | Gefährliches SpielMartinis Haushälterin Hildegard | |
| 1937 | Die göttliche Jette | |
| 1935 | BarcaroleGiacintas Dienerin Elvira | |
| 1935 | Joan of ArcFrau aus dem Volk | |
| 1935 | The Student of PragueJarmila | |
| 1934 | Musik im BlutMathilde | |
| 1934 | Gold | |
| 1934 | An Evening Visit | |
| 1933 | Was wissen denn MännerMutter Kroschelt | |
| 1933 | Dawn | |
| 1932 | Three from the stamp officeDie Vermieteri | |
| 1931 | The Song of LifeErikas Mutter | |
| 1931 | The Trunks of Mr. O.F.Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors | |
| 1929 | Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweintFriedrich's Mother | |
| 1929 | Ehe in Not | |
| 1929 | Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers | |
| 1929 | AtlanticAnna, Heinrich's wife | |
| 1928 | The Old FritzPrinzessin Amalie | |
| 1928 | The Old Fritz IIPrinzeß Amalie | |
| 1928 | LutherLuthers Mutter | |
| 1927 | Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen | |
| 1926 | Children of No ImportanceFrau Martens | |
| 1926 | People Among UsMrs. Ritter | |
| 1924 | Frühlingsfluten | |
| 1923 | The BuddenbrooksSesemi Weichbrodt | |
| 1922 | The Loves of Pharaoh | |
| 1921 | Mad LoveRichard's mother | |
| 1921 | Wandering SoulsFrau Jepantschin | |
| 1920 | The Cabinet of Dr. CaligariLandlady (uncredited) | |
| 1920 | The Night of Queen Isabeau | |
| 1920 | From Morning to Midnight | |
| 1920 | Die Marchesa d'ArminianiAssuntas's mother | |
| 1919 | Das Werkzeug des CosimoFrau von Esslair | |
| 1918 | Die blaue Mauritius | |
| 1918 | The Rosentopf CaseFrau Hintze | |
| 1918 | Die Sieger | |
| 1918 | The Pied Piper of HamelinFrau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife) | |
| 1916 | Das wandernde LichtFrau von Glassner |