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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.

Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
as Self

Unser Willi ist der Beste
as Alte Dame
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
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
as Tante Dolly

Sweetheart of the Gods
as Frau Lengefeld
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 Place for Love
as Niobe

Tell the Truth
as Schwester Ida
The Man in the Saddle
as Haushälterin
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?
Hansel and Gretel
as Hexe
Die Geliebte
as Frau Geheimrat Peters

The Leghorn Hat
as Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante

Tanz auf dem Vulkan
Freight from Baltimore

You and I

The Gambler
as Marfa, Kinderfrau

Anna Favetti
as Frau Stetius
Großalarm
as Frau Köppen
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise

Gasparone
Daphne and the Diplomat
as Frau Wachsmut
A Dangerous Game
as Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard

Die göttliche Jette
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
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

Musik im Blut
as Mathilde

Gold

Dawn

Was wissen denn Männer
as Mutter Kroschelt
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
Frühlingsrauschen - Tränen, die ich dir geweint
as Friedrich's Mother

Manolescu, the Prince of Swindlers