Elsa Wagner profile
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Elsa Wagner

24th January 1881 Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia] Acting

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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Barcarole 3rd March 1935 as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
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Atlantic 28th October 1929 as Anna, Heinrich's wife
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Luther 16th February 1928 as Luthers Mutter
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Mad Love 9th September 1921 as Richard's mother

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