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Elsa Wagner

Acting
1881-01-24
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.
Known For 51 titles
Marriage of Figaro (1949) subtitle poster
Marriage of Figaro
1949 Movie
as Marcellina
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Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt (1973) subtitle poster
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
1973 Movie
as Self
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Luther (1928) subtitle poster
Luther
1928 Movie
as Luthers Mutter
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Ball at the Metropol (1937) subtitle poster
Ball at the Metropol
1937 Movie
as Frau Selle
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Three from the stamp office (1932) subtitle poster
Three from the stamp office
1932 Movie
as Die Vermieteri
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Moscow Shanghai (1936) subtitle poster
Moscow Shanghai
1936 Movie
as Frau Iwanowna
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Ehe in Not (1929) subtitle poster
Ehe in Not
1929 Movie
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...and the Sky Above Us (1947) subtitle poster
...and the Sky Above Us
1947 Movie
as Frau Heise
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Musik im Blut (1934) subtitle poster
Musik im Blut
1934 Movie
as Mathilde
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The Student of Prague (1935) subtitle poster
The Student of Prague
1935 Movie
as Jarmila
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The March to the Führer (1940) subtitle poster
The March to the Führer
1940 Movie
as Self
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The Waitress Anna (1941) subtitle poster
The Waitress Anna
1941 Movie
as Mathilde Noack
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Mad Love (1921) subtitle poster
Mad Love
1921 Movie
as Richard's mother
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Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe (1936) subtitle poster
Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe
1936 Movie
as Mutter Brinkmann
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Was wissen denn Männer (1933) subtitle poster
Was wissen denn Männer
1933 Movie
as Mutter Kroschelt
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Du und ich (1938) subtitle poster
Du und ich
1938 Movie
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From Morning to Midnight (1920) subtitle poster
From Morning to Midnight
1920 Movie
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Tanz auf dem Vulkan (1938) subtitle poster
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
1938 Movie
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The Song of Life (1931) subtitle poster
The Song of Life
1931 Movie
as Erikas Mutter
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918) subtitle poster
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1918 Movie
as Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
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Wandering Souls (1921) subtitle poster
Wandering Souls
1921 Movie
as Frau Jepantschin
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Das wandernde Licht (1916) subtitle poster
Das wandernde Licht
1916 Movie
as Frau von Glassner
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An Evening Visit (1934) subtitle poster
An Evening Visit
1934 Movie
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Frühlingsfluten (1924) subtitle poster
Frühlingsfluten
1924 Movie
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