
Elsa Wagner
Biography
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.
Acting (44 movies)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920

Emil and the Detectives
1964

The Haunted Castle
1960

Frühlingsfluten
1924

Musik im Blut
1934

Children of No Importance
1926

Barcarole
1935

People Among Us
1926

The Loves of Pharaoh
1922

Figaros Hochzeit
1949

The Song of Life
1931

Mad Love
1921

The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931

Joan of Arc
1935

Ehe in Not
1929

The March to the Führer
1940

The Old Fritz
1928

The Old Fritz II
1928

Das wandernde Licht
1916

The Buddenbrooks
1923

Was wissen denn Männer
1933

Three from the stamp office
1932

Was wird hier gespielt?
1940

Gasparone
1937

Luther
1928

Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938

From Morning to Midnight
1920

The Monster of London City
1964

Die göttliche Jette
1937

Wozzeck
1947

The Leghorn Hat
1939

...and the Sky Above Us
1947

The Waitress Anna
1941

Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
1929

Die Sieger
1918

Du und ich
1938

Wandering Souls
1921

The Student of Prague
1935

Atlantic
1929

Dawn
1933

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918

Sweetheart of the Gods
1960

Gold
1934
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