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.

Filmography

• 1971Seine Majestät Gustav Krause — Emma
• 1971Unser Willi ist der Beste — Alte Dame
• 1964Emil and the Detectives — Nana
• 1964The Monster of London City — Emily the Housekeeper
• 1960Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe — Tante Dolly
• 1960Sweetheart of the Gods — Frau Lengefeld
• 1960The Haunted Castle — Yvonne
• 1958Ihr 106. Geburtstag — Viktoria Burger
• 1949Marriage of Figaro — Marcellina
• 1949The Night of the Twelfth — Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
• 1947...and the Sky Above Us — Frau Heise
• 1947No Place for Love — Niobe
• 1947Wozzeck
• 1946Tell the Truth — Schwester Ida
• 1945The Man in the Saddle — Haushälterin
• 1944A Beautiful Day — Hedwigs Wirtin
• 1944Life Calls — Klara
• 1944The Impostor — Gräfin Anastasia
• 1943I'll Carry You in My Arms — Frau Herbst
• 1941The Waitress Anna — Mathilde Noack
• 1940Die unvollkommene Liebe — Geheimrätin Zenglein
• 1940Dream Music — Mme. Holme
• 1940Hansel and Gretel — Hexe
• 1940Was wird hier gespielt?
• 1939Die Geliebte — Frau Geheimrat Peters
• 1939The Leghorn Hat — Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
• 1938Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
• 1938Anna Favetti — Frau Stetius
• 1938Freight from Baltimore
• 1938Großalarm — Frau Köppen
• 1938Tanz auf dem Vulkan
• 1938The Gambler — Marfa, Kinderfrau
• 1938You and I
• 1937A Dangerous Game — Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
• 1937Ball at the Metropol — Frau Selle
• 1937Daphne and the Diplomat — Frau Wachsmut
• 1937Der Etappenhase — Tante von Marie
• 1937Die göttliche Jette
• 1937Gasparone
• 1936Annemarie. Die Geschichte einer jungen Liebe — Mutter Brinkmann
• 1936Hans in Luck — Mutter
• 1936Moral — Frau Lundt
• 1936Moscow Shanghai — Frau Iwanowna
• 1935Barcarole — Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
• 1935Joan of Arc — Frau aus dem Volk
• 1935The Student of Prague — Jarmila
• 1934An Evening Visit
• 1934Gold
• 1934Music in the Blood — Mathilde
• 1933Dawn
• 1933Was wissen denn Männer — Mutter Kroschelt
• 1932Three from the stamp office — Die Vermieteri
• 1931The Song of Life — Erikas Mutter
• 1931The Trunks of Mr. O.F. — Sekretärin des Reisebürodirektors
• 1929Atlantic — Anna, Heinrich's wife
• 1929Ehe in Not
• 1929Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint — Friedrich's Mother
• 1929Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers
• 1928Luther — Luthers Mutter
• 1928The Old Fritz — Prinzessin Amalie
• 1928The Old Fritz II — Prinzeß Amalie
• 1927Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
• 1926Children of No Importance — Frau Martens
• 1926People Among Us — Mrs. Ritter
• 1924Frühlingsfluten
• 1923I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity — Die Mutter
• 1923The Buddenbrooks — Sesemi Weichbrodt
• 1922The Loves of Pharaoh
• 1921Mad Love — Richard's mother
• 1921Wandering Souls — Frau Jepantschin
• 1920Die Marchesa d'Arminiani — Assuntas's mother
• 1920From Morning to Midnight
• 1920The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari — Landlady (uncredited)
• 1920The Night of Queen Isabeau
• 1919Das Werkzeug des Cosimo — Frau von Esslair
• 1918Die Sieger
• 1918Die blaue Mauritius
• 1918The Pied Piper of Hamelin — Frau des Bürgermeisters (Mayor's Wife)
• 1918The Rosentopf Case — Frau Hintze
• 1916Das wandernde Licht — Frau von Glassner

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 1973Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt — Self
• 1940The March to the Führer — Self