Elsa Wagner
Acting
- Born:
- 1881-01-24
- Died:
- 1975-08-17
- 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
Filmography
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Unser Willi ist der Beste
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
Emil and the Detectives
The Monster of London City
The Haunted Castle
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
Sweetheart of the Gods
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
Marriage of Figaro
The Night of the Twelfth
Wozzeck
...and the Sky Above Us
No Place for Love
Tell the Truth
The Man in the Saddle
Life Calls
A Beautiful Day
The Impostor
I'll Carry You in My Arms
The Waitress Anna
Dream Music
Die unvollkommene Liebe
The March to the Führer
Was wird hier gespielt?
Hansel and Gretel
Die Geliebte
The Leghorn Hat
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
Freight from Baltimore
You and I
The Gambler
Anna Favetti
Großalarm
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
Gasparone
Daphne and the Diplomat
A Dangerous Game
Die göttliche Jette
Der Etappenhase
Ball at the Metropol
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
Moscow Shanghai
Moral
Hans in Luck
The Student of Prague
Joan of Arc
Barcarole
An Evening Visit
Music in the Blood
Gold
Dawn
Was wissen denn Männer
Three from the stamp office
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
The Song of Life
Ehe in Not
Atlantik
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
Luther
The Old Fritz II
The Old Fritz
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
Children of No Importance
People Among Us
Frühlingsfluten
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
The Buddenbrooks
The Loves of Pharaoh
Wandering Souls
Mad Love
The Night of Queen Isabeau
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
From Morning to Midnight
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Die blaue Mauritius
Die Sieger
The Rosentopf Case
Das wandernde Licht