Elsa Wagner

Elsa Wagner (94)

1881-01-24 - 1975-08-17 | 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.

On Movies

  • Emil and the Detectives
  • The Monster of London City
  • The Haunted Castle
  • Sweetheart of the Gods
  • Figaros Hochzeit
  • Wozzeck
  • ...and the Sky Above Us
  • No Place for Love
  • The Waitress Anna
  • The Leghorn Hat
  • Tanz auf dem Vulkan
  • Du und ich
  • Großalarm
  • Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
  • Gasparone
  • Gefährliches Spiel
  • Die göttliche Jette
  • The Student of Prague
  • Joan of Arc
  • Barcarole
  • Gold
  • Dawn
  • The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
  • The Song of Life
  • Atlantic
  • Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
  • Luther
  • The Old Fritz
  • Children of No Importance
  • People Among Us
  • The Buddenbrooks
  • The Loves of Pharaoh
  • Mad Love
  • The Night of Queen Isabeau
  • Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • From Morning to Midnight
  • The Rosentopf Case
  • Das wandernde Licht

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