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Elsa Wagner
Actor
Born January 24, 1881Died August 17, 1975 (94 years)
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.
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.
Elsa Wagner Filmography
| 1973 | The Pedestrian · as Elsa Giese |
| 1971 | Our Willi Is the Best · as Alte Dame |
| 1970 | Drüben bei Lehmanns (TV Series) · as Zimmerwirtin |
| 1970 | Martin Luther · as Luther's Mother |
| 1969 | Dr. Fabian: Laughing Is the Best Medicine · as Prinzessin Irene Von Schaben-Schönheim |
| 1967 | Big Man Now What? (TV Series) · as Elisabeth König |
| 1964 | Emil and the Detectives · as Nana |
| 1964 | The Monster of London City · as Emily The Housekeeper |
| 1962 | Jedermannstraße 11 (TV Series) · as Tante Sophie |
| 1960 | The Haunted Castle · as Yvonne |
| 1960 | Sweetheart of the Gods · as Frau Lengefeld |
| 1959 | La Paloma · as Frau Walter |
| 1959 | Verbrechen nach Schulschluß · as Frau Teichen |
| 1953 | Christina · as Mutter Krause |
| 1949 | The Marriage of Figaro · as Marcellina |
| 1947 | |
| 1947 | And the Heaven Above us · as Frau Heise |
| 1947 | No Place for Love · as Niobe |
| 1946 | Sag' die Wahrheit · as Schwester Ida |
| 1944 | Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl · as Frau Weber |
| 1944 | Das Leben ruft · as Klara |
| 1943 | Liebeskomödie · as Mathilde |
| 1942 | The Big Shadow · as Schenk, Schauspielerin |
| 1942 | Fronttheater · as Alte Schauspielerin |
| 1941 | Die Kellnerin Anna · as Mathilde Noack |
| 1941 | Homecoming · as Frau Schmid |
| 1940 | Traummusik · as Mme. Holme |
| 1940 | Die unvollkommene Liebe · as Geheimrätin Zenglein |
| 1940 | Achtung! Feind hört mit! · as Mutter Neuhaus |
| 1940 | Lauter Liebe · as Klothilde Gackstetter |
| 1940 | |
| 1939 | Casa lontana · as Anna |
| 1939 | Ihr erstes Erlebnis · as Grandmother |
| 1939 | Die Geliebte · as Frau Geheimrat Peters |
| 1939 | The Leghorn Hat · as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante |
| 1938 | Pour le Mérite · as Mutter Fabian |
| 1938 | |
| 1938 | Der Spieler · as Marfa, Kinderfrau |
| 1938 | Anna Favetti · as Frau Stetius |
| 1937 | |
| 1937 | The Private's Job · as Eine Französin |
| 1937 | Love in Stunt Flying · as Dame Beim Zahnarzt |
| 1937 | |
| 1936 | The Girl Irene · as Frau König |
| 1936 | Der Weg nach Shanghai · as Frau Iwanowna |
| 1936 | Hans im Glück · as Mutter |
| 1935 | Der Student von Prag · as Jarmila |
| 1935 | Das Mädchen Johanna · as Frau Aus Dem Volk |
| 1935 | Hundred Days · as Laetitia |
| 1935 | Barcarole · as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira |
| 1934 | |
| 1933 | |
| 1931 | Die Koffer des Herrn O.F. · as Sekretärin Des Reisebürodirektors |
| 1929 | Atlantik · as Anna, Heinrich's Wife |
| 1929 | |
| 1927 | |
| 1926 | Children of No Importance · as Frau Martens |
| 1926 | Menschen untereinander · as Mrs. Ritter |
| 1923 | Crown of Thorns · as Die Mutter |
| 1922 | |
| 1922 | Sein ist das Gericht · as Cast |
| 1922 | The Burning Soil · as Magda |
| 1921 | Mad Love · as Richard's Mother |
| 1920 | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari · as Landlady (uncredited) |
| 1920 | Monika Vogelsang · as Ursula Schwertfeger, Monikas Amme |
| 1920 | |
| 1919 | Satanas · as Mutter Conrad |
| 1919 | Anita Jo · as Mutter, Frau Somes |
| 1919 | Not und Verbrechen · as Mutter Jörgens |
| 1919 | Störtebeker · as Frau Störtebecker (mutter) |
| 1918 | Das Maskenfest des Lebens · as Die Alte Sabine |
| 1940 | Der Marsch zum Führer · as Self |