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