Elsa Wagner
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.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(Landlady (uncredited))
Emil and the Detectives
(Nana)
Der Etappenhase
(Tante von Marie)
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
(Friedrich's Mother)
The Haunted Castle
(Yvonne)
Frühlingsfluten
Musik im Blut
(Mathilde)
Children of No Importance
(Frau Martens)
Barcarole
(Giacintas Dienerin Elvira)
People Among Us
(Mrs. Ritter)
The Loves of Pharaoh
The Night of Queen Isabeau
Figaros Hochzeit
(Marcellina)
Großalarm
(Frau Köppen)
The Song of Life
(Erikas Mutter)
Mad Love
(Richard's mother)
Die blaue Mauritius
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
(Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors)
Joan of Arc
(Frau aus dem Volk)
Ehe in Not
The March to the Führer
(Self)
Hansel and Gretel
(Hexe)
The Old Fritz
(Prinzessin Amalie)
The Old Fritz II
(Prinzeß Amalie)
Das wandernde Licht
(Frau von Glassner)
Das Leben ruft
(Klara)
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
(Frau von Esslair)
The Rosentopf Case
(Frau Hintze)
The Buddenbrooks
(Sesemi Weichbrodt)
Was wissen denn Männer
(Mutter Kroschelt)
Three from the stamp office
(Die Vermieteri)
Was wird hier gespielt?
No Place for Love
(Niobe)
Gasparone
Luther
(Luthers Mutter)
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
Gefährliches Spiel
(Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard)
From Morning to Midnight
The Monster of London City
(Emily the Housekeeper)
Die göttliche Jette
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
(Tante Dolly)
Wozzeck
The Leghorn Hat
(Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante)
...and the Sky Above Us
(Frau Heise)
The Waitress Anna
(Mathilde Noack)
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
Die Sieger
Du und ich
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
Wandering Souls
(Frau Jepantschin)
The Student of Prague
(Jarmila)
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
(Assuntas's mother)
Atlantic
(Anna, Heinrich's wife)
Dawn
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
(Self)
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
(Emma)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
(Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife))
Sweetheart of the Gods
(Frau Lengefeld)
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
(Viktoria Burger)
Gold