
Person
Elsa Wagner
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 24, 1881
- Died
- Aug 17, 1975
- From
- 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.
Images
Credits

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Emil and the Detectives

From Morning to Midnight

The Haunted Castle

The Monster of London City

Unser Willi ist der Beste

The Loves of Pharaoh

Gold

Dawn

The Student of Prague

Children of No Importance

Gasparone

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

Tanz auf dem Vulkan

Mad Love
Life Calls

The Leghorn Hat
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen