
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.

as Frau Stetius

as Landlady (uncredited)
1920

1937

as Frau Stetius
1938
as Frau Lundt
1936

as Giacintas Dienerin Elvira
1935

as Mme. Holme
1940

as Anna, Heinrich's wife
1929
as Tante von Marie
1937

as Mrs. Ritter
1926

as Gräfin Anastasia
1944
as Frau Geheimrat Peters
1939

as Frau Jepantschin
1921
as Nana
1964

as Self
1973

as Alte Dame
1971
as Emma
1971

as Nana
1964

as Emily the Housekeeper
1964

as Yvonne
1960
as Tante Dolly
1960

as Frau Lengefeld
1960
as Viktoria Burger
1958

as Marcellina
1949

as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
1949

1947

as Frau Heise
1947
as Niobe
1947

as Schwester Ida
1946
as Haushälterin
1945
as Klara
1944

as Hedwigs Wirtin
1944

as Gräfin Anastasia
1944

as Frau Herbst
1943

as Mathilde Noack
1941

as Mme. Holme
1940

as Geheimrätin Zenglein
1940

as Self
1940