Elsa 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.
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1881-01-24
Place of birth
Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
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Cast
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920
7.92
Emil and the Detectives
1964
6.10
Der Etappenhase
1937
5.00
The Haunted Castle
1960
6.60
Frühlingsfluten
1924
0.00
Musik im Blut
1934
4.00
Children of No Importance
1926
5.86
Barcarole
1935
0.00
People Among Us
1926
7.50
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
6.60
The Night of Queen Isabeau
1920
0.00
Figaros Hochzeit
1949
0.00
Großalarm
1938
7.00
The Song of Life
1931
0.00
Mad Love
1921
7.30
Die blaue Mauritius
1918
0.00
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931
7.00
Joan of Arc
1935
5.00
Ehe in Not
1929
0.00
The March to the Führer
1940
6.50
Hansel and Gretel
1940
0.00
The Old Fritz
1928
5.20
The Old Fritz II
1928
5.30
Das wandernde Licht
1916
0.00
Das Leben ruft
1944
5.00
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
1919
0.00
The Rosentopf Case
1918
0.00
The Buddenbrooks
1923
5.00
Was wissen denn Männer
1933
0.00
Three from the stamp office
1932
0.00
Was wird hier gespielt?
1940
0.00
No Place for Love
1947
0.00
Gasparone
1937
5.40
Luther
1928
6.30
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938
6.00
Gefährliches Spiel
1937
5.00
From Morning to Midnight
1920
6.00
The Monster of London City
1964
5.10
Die göttliche Jette
1937
5.00
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
1960
0.00
Wozzeck
1947
5.00
The Leghorn Hat
1939
8.70
...and the Sky Above Us
1947
7.20
The Waitress Anna
1941
5.00
Die Sieger
1918
0.00
Du und ich
1938
0.00
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1927
6.10
Wandering Souls
1921
0.00
The Student of Prague
1935
6.10
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
1920
0.00
Atlantic
1929
6.50
Dawn
1933
5.20
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
1971
0.00
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918
6.00
Sweetheart of the Gods
1960
0.00
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
1938
5.70
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
1958
4.00
Gold
1934
7.70