Elsa Wagner
Birthday: 1881-01-24 | Place of Birth: Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]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
Acting
Role
as Landlady (uncredited)
as Emily the Housekeeper
as Nana
as Yvonne
as Marcellina
as Niobe
as Frau Heise
as Klara
as Mathilde Noack
as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
as Jarmila
as Mathilde
as Friedrich's Mother
as Luthers Mutter
as Frau Martens
as Mrs. Ritter
as Frau Jepantschin
as Richard's mother
as Frau Hintze
as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
