
Actor
Elsa Wagner
Born 1881 · 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.
Acting

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Landlady (uncredited) · 1920

The Haunted Castle
Yvonne · 1960

Dream Music
Mme. Holme · 1940

Anna Favetti
Frau Stetius · 1938

Was wissen denn Männer
Mutter Kroschelt · 1933
Daphne and the Diplomat
Frau Wachsmut · 1937

Emil and the Detectives
Nana · 1964

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Self · 1973
No Place for Love
Niobe · 1947

Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
Mutter Brinkmann · 1936

The Song of Life
Erikas Mutter · 1931

Unser Willi ist der Beste
Alte Dame · 1971

The Leghorn Hat
Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante · 1939

Mad Love
Richard's mother · 1921

The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors · 1931
Moral
Frau Lundt · 1936

Wandering Souls
Frau Jepantschin · 1921

Barcarole
Giacintas Dienerin Elvira · 1935

The Gambler
Marfa, Kinderfrau · 1938

Moscow Shanghai
Frau Iwanowna · 1936

Ball at the Metropol
Frau Selle · 1937

Hans in Luck
Mutter · 1936

Three from the stamp office
Die Vermieteri · 1932

Die unvollkommene Liebe
Geheimrätin Zenglein · 1940