Elsa Wagner
Acting · Born Jan 24, 1881 · Died Aug 17, 1975 (94) · 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
Films
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
19739.0
Unser Willi ist der Beste
19716.2
Emil and the Detectives
19646.2
The Monster of London City
19645.4
The Haunted Castle
19606.8
Sweetheart of the Gods
19607.5
Marriage of Figaro
19497.0
The Night of the Twelfth
19499.0
Wozzeck
19475.7
...and the Sky Above Us
19477.1
Tell the Truth
19467.0
A Beautiful Day
19445.5
The Impostor
19448.0
I'll Carry You in My Arms
19436.2
The Waitress Anna
19416.5
Dream Music
194010.0
Die unvollkommene Liebe
19408.0
The March to the Führer
19407.0
Was wird hier gespielt?
19409.0
The Leghorn Hat
19397.5
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
19386.3
You and I
193810.0
The Gambler
19388.0
Anna Favetti
193810.0
Gasparone
19375.6
Die göttliche Jette
19376.0
Ball at the Metropol
19378.0
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
19369.0
Moscow Shanghai
19368.0
Hans in Luck
19368.0
The Student of Prague
19356.4
Joan of Arc
19356.2
Barcarole
19358.0
An Evening Visit
19349.0
Music in the Blood
19347.0
Gold
19347.5
Dawn
19335.8
Was wissen denn Männer
193310.0
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
19318.0
The Song of Life
19319.0
Ehe in Not
192910.0
Atlantik
19297.3
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
19299.0
Luther
19287.0
The Old Fritz II
19286.5
The Old Fritz
19285.8
Children of No Importance
19266.1
People Among Us
19267.3
Frühlingsfluten
19249.0
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
19235.6
The Buddenbrooks
19236.0
The Loves of Pharaoh
19226.5
Wandering Souls
19218.0
Mad Love
19217.4
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
19207.9
From Morning to Midnight
19206.1
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
19185.5
Die Sieger
19187.0
Das wandernde Licht
1916