Acting
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.
Filmography
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Film · 1973
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
Film · 1971
Unser Willi ist der Beste
Film · 1971
Emil and the Detectives
Film · 1964
The Monster of London City
Film · 1964
The Haunted Castle
Film · 1960
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
Film · 1960
Sweetheart of the Gods
Film · 1960
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
Film · 1958
Marriage of Figaro
Film · 1949
The Night of the Twelfth
Film · 1949
No Place for Love
Film · 1947
Wozzeck
Film · 1947
...and the Sky Above Us
Film · 1947
Tell the Truth
Film · 1946
The Man in the Saddle
Film · 1945
Life Calls
Film · 1944
The Impostor
Film · 1944
A Beautiful Day
Film · 1944
I'll Carry You in My Arms
Film · 1943
The Waitress Anna
Film · 1941
The March to the Führer
Film · 1940
Hansel and Gretel
Film · 1940
Was wird hier gespielt?
Film · 1940
Die unvollkommene Liebe
Film · 1940
Dream Music
Film · 1940
The Leghorn Hat
Film · 1939
Die Geliebte
Film · 1939
Großalarm
Film · 1938
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
Film · 1938
You and I
Film · 1938
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
Film · 1938
Anna Favetti
Film · 1938
Freight from Baltimore
Film · 1938
The Gambler
Film · 1938
Der Etappenhase
Film · 1937
Gasparone
Film · 1937
A Dangerous Game
Film · 1937
Die göttliche Jette
Film · 1937
Ball at the Metropol
Film · 1937
Daphne and the Diplomat
Film · 1937
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
Film · 1936
Moscow Shanghai
Film · 1936
Hans in Luck
Film · 1936
Moral
Film · 1936
Barcarole
Film · 1935
Joan of Arc
Film · 1935
The Student of Prague
Film · 1935
Music in the Blood
Film · 1934
Gold
Film · 1934
An Evening Visit
Film · 1934
Was wissen denn Männer
Film · 1933
Dawn
Film · 1933
Three from the stamp office
Film · 1932
The Song of Life
Film · 1931
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
Film · 1931
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
Film · 1929
Ehe in Not
Film · 1929
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
Film · 1929
Atlantik
Film · 1929
The Old Fritz
Film · 1928
The Old Fritz II
Film · 1928
Luther
Film · 1928
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
Film · 1927
Children of No Importance
Film · 1926
People Among Us
Film · 1926
Frühlingsfluten
Film · 1924
The Buddenbrooks
Film · 1923
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
Film · 1923
The Loves of Pharaoh
Film · 1922
Mad Love
Film · 1921
Wandering Souls
Film · 1921
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Film · 1920
The Night of Queen Isabeau
Film · 1920
From Morning to Midnight
Film · 1920
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
Film · 1920
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
Film · 1919
Die blaue Mauritius
Film · 1918
The Rosentopf Case
Film · 1918
Die Sieger
Film · 1918
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Film · 1918
Das wandernde Licht
Film · 1916