Skip to content
balasaur
Elsa Wagner

Elsa Wagner

Actor · 1881–1975 · Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]

IMDb

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.

Acted in 57

1970s

  1. 1971

    Unser Willi ist der Beste

    Alte Dame

1960s

  1. 1964

    Emil and the Detectives

    Nana

    62

  2. The Monster of London City

    Emily the Housekeeper

  3. 1960

    The Haunted Castle

    Yvonne

  4. Sweetheart of the Gods

    Frau Lengefeld

1940s

  1. 1949

    Marriage of Figaro

    Marcellina

  2. The Night of the Twelfth

    Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin

  3. 1947

    Wozzeck

    Movie

  4. ...and the Sky Above Us

    Frau Heise

  5. 1946

    Tell the Truth

    Schwester Ida

  6. 1944

    A Beautiful Day

    Hedwigs Wirtin

  7. The Impostor

    Gräfin Anastasia

  8. 1943

    I'll Carry You in My Arms

    Frau Herbst

  9. 1941

    The Waitress Anna

    Mathilde Noack

  10. 1940

    Dream Music

    Mme. Holme

  11. Die unvollkommene Liebe

    Geheimrätin Zenglein

  12. Was wird hier gespielt?

    Movie

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Leghorn Hat

    Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante

  2. 1938

    Tanz auf dem Vulkan

    Movie

  3. You and I

    Movie

  4. The Gambler

    Marfa, Kinderfrau

  5. Anna Favetti

    Frau Stetius

  6. 1937

    Gasparone

    Movie

  7. Die göttliche Jette

    Movie

  8. Ball at the Metropol

    Frau Selle

  9. 1936

    Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe

    Mutter Brinkmann

  10. Moscow Shanghai

    Frau Iwanowna

  11. Hans in Luck

    Mutter

  12. 1935

    The Student of Prague

    Jarmila

  13. Joan of Arc

    Frau aus dem Volk

  14. Barcarole

    Giacintas Dienerin Elvira

  15. 1934

    An Evening Visit

    Movie

  16. Music in the Blood

    Mathilde

  17. Gold

    Movie

  18. 1933

    Dawn

    Movie

  19. Was wissen denn Männer

    Mutter Kroschelt

  20. 1931

    The Trunks of Mr. O.F.

    Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors

  21. The Song of Life

    Erikas Mutter

1920s

  1. 1929

    Ehe in Not

    Movie

  2. Atlantik

    Anna, Heinrich's wife

  3. Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers

    Movie

  4. 1928

    Luther

    Luthers Mutter

  5. The Old Fritz II

    Prinzeß Amalie

  6. The Old Fritz

    Prinzessin Amalie

  7. 1926

    Children of No Importance

    Frau Martens

  8. People Among Us

    Mrs. Ritter

  9. 1924

    Frühlingsfluten

    Movie

  10. 1923

    I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

    Die Mutter

  11. The Buddenbrooks

    Sesemi Weichbrodt

  12. 1922

    The Loves of Pharaoh

    Movie

  13. 1921

    Wandering Souls

    Frau Jepantschin

  14. Mad Love

    Richard's mother

  15. 1920

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    Landlady (uncredited)

    84

  16. From Morning to Midnight

    Movie

1910s

  1. 1918

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)

  2. Die Sieger

    Movie

  3. 1916

    Das wandernde Licht

    Frau von Glassner

Appearances2

1970s

  1. 1973

    Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

    Self

1940s

  1. 1940

    The March to the Führer

    Self