Elsa Wagner
Birthday
1881/01/24
Day of death
1975/08/17 (94 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
Also know 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 multi...Read more
Acting
(1920) The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1964) Emil and the Detectives
as Nana
(1937) Der Etappenhase
as Tante von Marie
(1929) Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
as Friedrich's Mother
(1960) The Haunted Castle
as Yvonne
(1924) Frühlingsfluten
as ---
(1934) Musik im Blut
as Mathilde
(1926) Children of No Importance
as Frau Martens
(1935) Barcarole
as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
(1926) People Among Us
as Mrs. Ritter
(1922) The Loves of Pharaoh
as ---
(1920) The Night of Queen Isabeau
as ---
(1949) Figaros Hochzeit
as Marcellina
(1938) Großalarm
as Frau Köppen
(1931) The Song of Life
as Erikas Mutter
(1921) Mad Love
as Richard's mother
(1918) Die blaue Mauritius
as ---
(1931) The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
as Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
(1935) Joan of Arc
as Frau aus dem Volk
(1929) Ehe in Not
as ---
(1940) The March to the Führer
as Self
(1940) Hansel and Gretel
as Hexe
(1928) The Old Fritz
as Prinzessin Amalie
(1928) The Old Fritz II
as Prinzeß Amalie
(1916) Das wandernde Licht
as Frau von Glassner
(1944) Das Leben ruft
as Klara
(1919) Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
as Frau von Esslair
(1918) The Rosentopf Case
as Frau Hintze
(1923) The Buddenbrooks
as Sesemi Weichbrodt
(1933) Was wissen denn Männer
as Mutter Kroschelt
(1932) Three from the stamp office
as Die Vermieteri
(1940) Was wird hier gespielt?
as ---
(1947) No Place for Love
as Niobe
(1937) Gasparone
as ---
(1928) Luther
as Luthers Mutter
(1938) Tanz auf dem Vulkan
as ---
(1937) Gefährliches Spiel
as Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
(1920) From Morning to Midnight
as ---
(1964) The Monster of London City
as Emily the Housekeeper
(1937) Die göttliche Jette
as ---
(1960) Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
as Tante Dolly
(1947) Wozzeck
as ---
(1939) The Leghorn Hat
as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
(1947) ...and the Sky Above Us
as Frau Heise
(1941) The Waitress Anna
as Mathilde Noack
(1929) Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
as ---
(1918) Die Sieger
as ---
(1938) Du und ich
as ---
(1927) Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
as ---
(1921) Wandering Souls
as Frau Jepantschin
(1935) The Student of Prague
as Jarmila
(1920) Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
as Assuntas's mother
(1929) Atlantic
as Anna, Heinrich's wife
(1933) Dawn
as ---
(1973) Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
as Self
(1971) Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
as Emma
(1918) The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
(1960) Sweetheart of the Gods
as Frau Lengefeld
(1938) Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
as ---
(1958) Ihr 106. Geburtstag
as Viktoria Burger
(1934) Gold
as ---