Elsa Wagner
80 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 24, 1881
- Died
- Aug 17, 1975 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
- Also known as
- Elisabeth Karoline Auguste "Elsa" Wagner · Elisabeth Karoline Auguste Wagner
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.9 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · Film
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★ 6.2 Emil and the Detectives
1964 · Film
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★ 6.1 From Morning to Midnight
1920 · Film
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★ 6.8 The Haunted Castle
1960 · Film
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★ 5.4 The Monster of London City
1964 · Film
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★ 6.2 Unser Willi ist der Beste
1971 · Film
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★ 7.5 Gold
1934 · Film
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★ 6.5 The Loves of Pharaoh
1922 · Film
Elsa Wagner: movies and TV shows
Acting (80)
- 1971 Unser Willi ist der Beste
as Alte Dame
- 1971 Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
as Emma
- 1964 Emil and the Detectives
as Nana
- 1964 The Monster of London City
as Emily the Housekeeper
- 1960 The Haunted Castle
as Yvonne
- 1960 Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
as Tante Dolly
- 1960 Sweetheart of the Gods
as Frau Lengefeld
- 1958 Ihr 106. Geburtstag
as Viktoria Burger
- 1949 Marriage of Figaro
as Marcellina
- 1949 The Night of the Twelfth
as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
- 1947
- 1947 ...and the Sky Above Us
as Frau Heise
- 1947 No Place for Love
as Niobe
- 1946 Tell the Truth
as Schwester Ida
- 1945 The Man in the Saddle
as Haushälterin
- 1944 Life Calls
as Klara
- 1944 A Beautiful Day
as Hedwigs Wirtin
- 1944 The Impostor
as Gräfin Anastasia
- 1943 I'll Carry You in My Arms
as Frau Herbst
- 1941 The Waitress Anna
as Mathilde Noack
- 1940 Dream Music
as Mme. Holme
- 1940 Die unvollkommene Liebe
as Geheimrätin Zenglein
- 1940
- 1940 Hansel and Gretel
as Hexe
- 1939 Die Geliebte
as Frau Geheimrat Peters
- 1939 The Leghorn Hat
as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
- 1938
- 1938
- 1938
- 1938 The Gambler
as Marfa, Kinderfrau
- 1938 Anna Favetti
as Frau Stetius
- 1938 Großalarm
as Frau Köppen
- 1938
- 1937
- 1937 Daphne and the Diplomat
as Frau Wachsmut
- 1937 A Dangerous Game
as Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
- 1937
- 1937 Der Etappenhase
as Tante von Marie
- 1937 Ball at the Metropol
as Frau Selle
- 1936 Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
as Mutter Brinkmann
- 1936 Moscow Shanghai
as Frau Iwanowna
- 1936 Moral
as Frau Lundt
- 1936 Hans in Luck
as Mutter
- 1935 The Student of Prague
as Jarmila
- 1935 Joan of Arc
as Frau aus dem Volk
- 1935 Barcarole
as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
- 1934
- 1934 Music in the Blood
as Mathilde
- 1934
- 1933
- 1933 Was wissen denn Männer
as Mutter Kroschelt
- 1932 Three from the stamp office
as Die Vermieteri
- 1931 The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
as Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
- 1931 The Song of Life
as Erikas Mutter
- 1929
- 1929 Atlantic
as Anna, Heinrich's wife
- 1929 Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
as Friedrich's Mother
- 1929
- 1928 Luther
as Luthers Mutter
- 1928 The Old Fritz II
as Prinzeß Amalie
- 1928 The Old Fritz
as Prinzessin Amalie
- 1927
- 1926 Children of No Importance
as Frau Martens
- 1926 People Among Us
as Mrs. Ritter
- 1924
- 1923 I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Die Mutter
- 1923 The Buddenbrooks
as Sesemi Weichbrodt
- 1922
- 1921 Wandering Souls
as Frau Jepantschin
- 1921 Mad Love
as Richard's mother
- 1920
- 1920 Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
as Assuntas's mother
- 1920 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
as Landlady (uncredited)
- 1920
- 1919 Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
as Frau von Esslair
- 1918 The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
- 1918
- 1918
- 1918 The Rosentopf Case
as Frau Hintze
- 1916 Das wandernde Licht
as Frau von Glassner
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1973
- 1940