Elsa Wagner
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.
78 acting credits
Acting · 78
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920
Emil and the Detectives
1964
The Student of Prague
1935
Der Etappenhase
1937
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938
The Old Fritz
1928
The Monster of London City
1964
A Beautiful DayGER
1944
Atlantic
1929
People Among Us
1926
Wozzeck
1947
From Morning to Midnight
1920
Anna Favetti
1938
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931
Moral
1936
Dawn
1933
Mad Love
1921
The Impostor
1944
The March to the Führer
1940
Joan of Arc
1935
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
Luther
1928
I'll Carry You in My Arms
1943
The Haunted Castle
1960
Das wandernde Licht
1916
Unser Willi ist der Beste
1971
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
1936
The Buddenbrooks
1923
Dream Music
1940
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
1938
Children of No Importance
1926
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
1929
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973
Die göttliche Jette
1937
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
Gasparone
1937
A Dangerous Game
1937
Musik im Blut
1934
Life Calls
1944
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1927
Gold
1934
The Old Fritz II
1928
Barcarole
1935
The Song of Life
1931
The Rosentopf Case
1918
Die Sieger
1918
Großalarm
1938
Die Geliebte
1939
The Leghorn Hat
1939
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
1958
Was wissen denn Männer
1933
Sweetheart of the Gods
1960
The Gambler
1938
Die unvollkommene Liebe
1940
Marriage of Figaro
1949
Ehe in Not
1929
The Night of Queen Isabeau
1920
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
1971
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
1960
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
1929
Ball at the Metropol
1937
Wandering Souls
1921
...and the Sky Above Us
1947
You and I
1938
No Place for Love
1947
An Evening Visit
1934
Frühlingsfluten
1924
The Waitress Anna
1941
Was wird hier gespielt?
1940
Three from the stamp office
1932
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
1919
Freight from Baltimore
1938
Hans in Luck
1936
Moscow Shanghai
1936
Die blaue Mauritius
1918
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
1920
Daphne and the Diplomat
1937
Hansel and Gretel
1940