Elsa Wagner
Actor
Born January 24, 1881 in Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
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
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Self
Unser Willi ist der Beste
Alte Dame
Emil and the Detectives
Nana
The Monster of London City
Emily the Housekeeper
The Haunted Castle
Yvonne
Sweetheart of the Gods
Frau Lengefeld
Marriage of Figaro
Marcellina
The Night of the Twelfth
Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
Wozzeck
...and the Sky Above Us
Frau Heise
Tell the Truth
Schwester Ida
A Beautiful Day
Hedwigs Wirtin
The Impostor
Gräfin Anastasia
I'll Carry You in My Arms
Frau Herbst
The Waitress Anna
Mathilde Noack
Dream Music
Mme. Holme
Die unvollkommene Liebe
Geheimrätin Zenglein
The March to the Führer
Self
Was wird hier gespielt?
The Leghorn Hat
Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
You and I
The Gambler
Marfa, Kinderfrau
Anna Favetti
Frau Stetius
Gasparone
Die göttliche Jette
Ball at the Metropol
Frau Selle
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
Mutter Brinkmann
Moscow Shanghai
Frau Iwanowna
Hans in Luck
Mutter
The Student of Prague
Jarmila
Joan of Arc
Frau aus dem Volk
Barcarole
Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
An Evening Visit
Music in the Blood
Mathilde
Gold
Dawn
Was wissen denn Männer
Mutter Kroschelt
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
The Song of Life
Erikas Mutter
Ehe in Not
Atlantic
Anna, Heinrich's wife
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
Luther
Luthers Mutter
The Old Fritz II
Prinzeß Amalie
The Old Fritz
Prinzessin Amalie
Children of No Importance
Frau Martens
People Among Us
Mrs. Ritter
Frühlingsfluten
The Buddenbrooks
Sesemi Weichbrodt
The Loves of Pharaoh
Wandering Souls
Frau Jepantschin
Mad Love
Richard's mother
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Landlady (uncredited)
From Morning to Midnight
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
Die Sieger
Das wandernde Licht
Frau von Glassner