Elsa Wagner

Elsa Wagner

1881-01-24 – 1975-08-17 (age 94) Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
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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.

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Known For

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920

as Landlady (uncredited)

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Der Etappenhase

1937

as Tante von Marie

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Die Geliebte

1939

as Frau Geheimrat Peters

Dream Music
Dream Music

1940

as Mme. Holme

Anna Favetti
Anna Favetti

1938

as Frau Stetius

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Moral

1936

as Frau Lundt

The Impostor
The Impostor

1944

as Gräfin Anastasia

Atlantic
Atlantic

1929

as Anna, Heinrich's wife

Barcarole
Barcarole

1935

as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira

The Night of the Twelfth
The Night of the Twelfth

1949

as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin

Emil and the Detectives
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Ihr 106. Geburtstag

1958

as Viktoria Burger

Dawn
Dawn

1933

Gasparone
The Monster of London City
The Monster of London City

1964

as Emily the Housekeeper

The Haunted Castle
The Haunted Castle

1960

as Yvonne