Elsa Wagner
Actor
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.
Filmography
Emil and the Detectives
as Nana 1964
From Morning to Midnight
1920
The Haunted Castle
as Yvonne 1960
The Monster of London City
as Emily the Housekeeper 1964
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
Gold
1934
Dawn
1933
The Student of Prague
as Jarmila 1935
Children of No Importance
as Frau Martens 1926
Gasparone
1937
Mad Love
as Richard's mother 1921
Das Leben ruft
as Klara 1944
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1927
The Old Fritz
as Prinzessin Amalie 1928
Der Etappenhase
as Tante von Marie 1937