Elsa Wagner
Known for: Acting
Born: January 24, 1881
Died: August 17, 1975
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
82 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
9.0
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973
6.2
Unser Willi ist der Beste
1971NR
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
1971
6.2
Emil and the Detectives
1964
5.4
The Monster of London City
1964
6.8
The Haunted Castle
1960NR
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
1960
7.5
Sweetheart of the Gods
19606.0
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
1958
7.0
Marriage of Figaro
1949
9.0
The Night of the Twelfth
1949
5.7
Wozzeck
1947
7.1
...and the Sky Above Us
19479.0
No Place for Love
1947
7.0
Tell the Truth
19468.0
The Man in the Saddle
19455.7
Life Calls
1944
5.5
A Beautiful Day
1944
8.0
The Impostor
1944
6.2
I'll Carry You in My Arms
1943
6.5
The Waitress Anna
1941
10.0
Dream Music
1940
8.0
Die unvollkommene Liebe
1940
7.0
The March to the Führer
1940
9.0
Was wird hier gespielt?
1940NR
Hansel and Gretel
19406.3
Die Geliebte
1939
7.5
The Leghorn Hat
1939
6.3
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
19387.0
Freight from Baltimore
1938
10.0
You and I
1938
8.0
The Gambler
1938
10.0
Anna Favetti
19387.0
Großalarm
19386.8
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
1938
5.6
Gasparone
193710.0
Daphne and the Diplomat
19376.0
A Dangerous Game
1937
6.0
Die göttliche Jette
19375.8
Der Etappenhase
1937
8.0
Ball at the Metropol
1937
9.0
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
1936
8.0
Moscow Shanghai
19368.0
Moral
1936
8.0
Hans in Luck
1936
6.4
The Student of Prague
1935
6.2
Joan of Arc
1935
8.0
Barcarole
1935
9.0
An Evening Visit
1934
7.0
Music in the Blood
1934
7.5
Gold
1934
5.6
Dawn
1933
10.0
Was wissen denn Männer
19338.0
Three from the stamp office
1932
8.0
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
1931
9.0
The Song of Life
1931
10.0
Ehe in Not
1929
7.3
Atlantic
19297.0
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
1929
9.0
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
1929
7.0
Luther
1928
6.5
The Old Fritz II
19285.8
The Old Fritz
19286.6
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
1927
6.1
Children of No Importance
1926
7.3
People Among Us
1926
9.0
Frühlingsfluten
1924
5.6
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
1923
6.0
The Buddenbrooks
1923
6.5
The Loves of Pharaoh
1922
8.0
Wandering Souls
1921
7.4
Mad Love
19218.0
The Night of Queen Isabeau
1920NR
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
1920
7.9
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920
6.1
From Morning to Midnight
1920NR
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
1919
5.5
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
19187.0
Die blaue Mauritius
1918
7.0
Die Sieger
1918NR
The Rosentopf Case
1918
NR
Das wandernde Licht
1916