Elsa Wagner
ActingAlso 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.
Movies
(61 total)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
as Landlady (uncredited)
The Haunted Castle
as Yvonne
The Monster of London City
as Emily the Housekeeper
The Student of Prague
as Jarmila
Children of No Importance
as Frau Martens
Mad Love
as Richard's mother
The Old Fritz
as Prinzessin Amalie
Joan of Arc
as Frau aus dem Volk
The Old Fritz II
as Prinzeß Amalie
Luther
as Luthers Mutter
The Leghorn Hat
as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
...and the Sky Above Us
as Frau Heise
People Among Us
as Mrs. Ritter