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.

Gefährliches Spiel

Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard

Figaros Hochzeit

Marcellina

Gold

Mad Love

Richard's mother

Ihr 106. Geburtstag

Viktoria Burger

Barcarole

Giacintas Dienerin Elvira

Children of No Importance

Frau Martens

Frühlingsfluten

Wandering Souls

Frau Jepantschin

Dawn

Wozzeck

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Landlady (uncredited)

The Haunted Castle

Yvonne

Gasparone

Großalarm

Frau Köppen

Die göttliche Jette

Sweetheart of the Gods

Frau Lengefeld

People Among Us

Mrs. Ritter

Musik im Blut

Mathilde

Das wandernde Licht

Frau von Glassner

Was wissen denn Männer

Mutter Kroschelt

Was wird hier gespielt?

Emil and the Detectives

Nana

Das Leben ruft

Klara

Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint

Friedrich's Mother

Die Sieger

From Morning to Midnight

Joan of Arc

Frau aus dem Volk

The Leghorn Hat

Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante

The Old Fritz II

Prinzeß Amalie

The Student of Prague

Jarmila

The Rosentopf Case

Frau Hintze

Altes Herz geht auf die Reise

The Monster of London City

Emily the Housekeeper

The Old Fritz

Prinzessin Amalie

The Loves of Pharaoh

Tanz auf dem Vulkan

Atlantic

Anna, Heinrich's wife

The Buddenbrooks

Sesemi Weichbrodt

The Trunks of Mr. O.F.

Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors

Der Etappenhase

Tante von Marie

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)

Ehe in Not

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt

Self

The Waitress Anna

Mathilde Noack

Luther

Luthers Mutter

The March to the Führer