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Elsa Wagner
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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) …
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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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Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
as Self
Unser Willi ist der Beste
as Alte Dame
No Poster
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
as Emma
Emil and the Detectives
as Nana
The Monster of London City
as Emily the Housekeeper
The Haunted Castle
as Yvonne
No Poster
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
as Tante Dolly
Sweetheart of the Gods
as Frau Lengefeld
No Poster
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
as Viktoria Burger
Marriage of Figaro
as Marcellina
The Night of the Twelfth
as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
Wozzeck
...and the Sky Above Us
as Frau Heise
No Poster
No Place for Love
as Niobe
Tell the Truth
as Schwester Ida
No Poster
The Man in the Saddle
as Haushälterin
No Poster
Life Calls
as Klara
A Beautiful Day
as Hedwigs Wirtin
The Impostor
as Gräfin Anastasia
I'll Carry You in My Arms
as Frau Herbst
The Waitress Anna
as Mathilde Noack
Dream Music
as Mme. Holme
Die unvollkommene Liebe
as Geheimrätin Zenglein
The March to the Führer
as Self
Was wird hier gespielt?
No Poster
Hansel and Gretel
as Hexe
No Poster
Die Geliebte
as Frau Geheimrat Peters
The Leghorn Hat
as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
No Poster
Freight from Baltimore
You and I
The Gambler
as Marfa, Kinderfrau
Anna Favetti
as Frau Stetius
No Poster
Großalarm
as Frau Köppen
No Poster
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
Gasparone
No Poster
Daphne and the Diplomat
as Frau Wachsmut
No Poster
A Dangerous Game
as Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
Die göttliche Jette
No Poster
Der Etappenhase
as Tante von Marie
Ball at the Metropol
as Frau Selle
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
as Mutter Brinkmann
Moscow Shanghai
as Frau Iwanowna
No Poster
Moral
as Frau Lundt
Hans in Luck
as Mutter
The Student of Prague
as Jarmila
Joan of Arc
as Frau aus dem Volk
Barcarole
as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
An Evening Visit
Music in the Blood
as Mathilde
Gold
Dawn
Was wissen denn Männer
as Mutter Kroschelt
No Poster
Three from the stamp office
as Die Vermieteri
The Trunks of Mr. O.F.
as Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
The Song of Life
as Erikas Mutter
Ehe in Not
Atlantic
as Anna, Heinrich's wife
No Poster
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
as Friedrich's Mother
Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
Luther
as Luthers Mutter
The Old Fritz II
as Prinzeß Amalie
The Old Fritz
as Prinzessin Amalie
No Poster
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
Children of No Importance
as Frau Martens
People Among Us
as Mrs. Ritter
Frühlingsfluten
I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity
as Die Mutter
The Buddenbrooks
as Sesemi Weichbrodt
The Loves of Pharaoh
Wandering Souls
as Frau Jepantschin
Mad Love
as Richard's mother
No Poster
The Night of Queen Isabeau
No Poster
Die Marchesa d'Arminiani
as Assuntas's mother
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
as Landlady (uncredited)
From Morning to Midnight
No Poster
Das Werkzeug des Cosimo
as Frau von Esslair
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
No Poster
Die blaue Mauritius
Die Sieger
No Poster
The Rosentopf Case
as Frau Hintze
Das wandernde Licht
as Frau von Glassner