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

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920
The Haunted Castle
1960
Emil and the Detectives
1964
Die Geliebte
1939
People Among Us
1926
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
1936
The March to the Führer
1940
Moscow Shanghai
1936
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
1920
Anna Favetti
1938
Dream Music
1940
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
82
1973
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
as Self
1971
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
as Emma
1971
Unser Willi ist der Beste
as Alte Dame
1964
Emil and the Detectives
as Nana
1964
The Monster of London City
as Emily the Housekeeper
1960
The Haunted Castle
as Yvonne
1960
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
as Tante Dolly
1960
Sweetheart of the Gods
as Frau Lengefeld
1958
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
as Viktoria Burger
1949
Marriage of Figaro
as Marcellina
1949
The Night of the Twelfth
as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
1947
No Place for Love
as Niobe
1947
Wozzeck
1947
...and the Sky Above Us
as Frau Heise
1946
Tell the Truth
as Schwester Ida
1945
The Man in the Saddle
as Haushälterin
1944
Life Calls
as Klara
1944
The Impostor
as Gräfin Anastasia
1944
A Beautiful Day
as Hedwigs Wirtin
1943
I'll Carry You in My Arms
as Frau Herbst
1941
The Waitress Anna
as Mathilde Noack
1940
The March to the Führer
as Self
1940
Hansel and Gretel
as Hexe
1940
Was wird hier gespielt?
1940
Die unvollkommene Liebe
as Geheimrätin Zenglein
1940
Dream Music
as Mme. Holme
1939
The Leghorn Hat
as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
1939
Die Geliebte
as Frau Geheimrat Peters
1938
Großalarm
as Frau Köppen
1938
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938
You and I
1938
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
1938
Anna Favetti
as Frau Stetius
1938
Freight from Baltimore
1938
The Gambler
as Marfa, Kinderfrau
1937
Der Etappenhase
as Tante von Marie
1937
Gasparone
1937
A Dangerous Game
as Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
1937
Die göttliche Jette
1937
Ball at the Metropol
as Frau Selle
1937
Daphne and the Diplomat
as Frau Wachsmut
1936
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
as Mutter Brinkmann
1936
Moscow Shanghai
as Frau Iwanowna
1936
Hans in Luck
as Mutter
1936
Moral
as Frau Lundt
1935
Barcarole
as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
1935
Joan of Arc
as Frau aus dem Volk
1935
The Student of Prague
as Jarmila
1934
Music in the Blood
as Mathilde
1934
Gold
1934
An Evening Visit
1933
Was wissen denn Männer
as Mutter Kroschelt
1933
Dawn
1932
Three from the stamp office
as Die Vermieteri
1931
The Song of Life
as Erikas Mutter
1931
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
as Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
1929
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
as Friedrich's Mother
1929
Ehe in Not
1929
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
1929
Atlantic
as Anna, Heinrich's wife
1928
The Old Fritz
as Prinzessin Amalie
1928
The Old Fritz II
as Prinzeß Amalie
1928
Luther
as Luthers Mutter
1927
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1926
Children of No Importance
as Frau Martens
1926
People Among Us
as Mrs. Ritter
1924
Frühlingsfluten
1923
The Buddenbrooks
as Sesemi Weichbrodt
1923
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Die Mutter
1922
The Loves of Pharaoh
1921
Mad Love
as Richard's mother
1921
Wandering Souls
as Frau Jepantschin
1920
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
as Landlady (uncredited)
1920
The Night of Queen Isabeau
1920
From Morning to Midnight
1920
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
as Assuntas's mother
1919
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
as Frau von Esslair
1918
Die blaue Mauritius
1918
The Rosentopf Case
as Frau Hintze
1918
Die Sieger
1918
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
1916
Das wandernde Licht
as Frau von Glassner