Elsa Wagner
Born: 1881-01-24
Place of Birth: Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]
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.
Known For
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
Atlantic
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Old Fritz
Figaros Hochzeit
Gold
People Among Us
Wandering Souls
Dawn
Children of No Importance
Barcarole
Gasparone
Frühlingsfluten
Wozzeck
Mad Love
Ehe in Not
Sweetheart of the Gods
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
The Haunted Castle
Emil and the Detectives
The March to the Führer
Die Sieger
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Student of Prague
...and the Sky Above Us
Was wird hier gespielt?
The Monster of London City
Musik im Blut
The Leghorn Hat
Das wandernde Licht
Three from the stamp office
The Loves of Pharaoh
The Buddenbrooks
Joan of Arc
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
Die göttliche Jette
Luther
The Old Fritz II
The Song of Life
From Morning to Midnight
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
The Waitress Anna
Was wissen denn Männer
