Actor

Elsa Wagner

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Movies: 44Series: 0

TMDB ID: 37889

IMDb ID: nm0905876

Known for: Acting

Born: January 24, 1881

Died: August 17, 1975

Age: 94

Place of birth: Reval, Harrien County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia]

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1916 - 1973

Years active: 58

Average TMDB rating: 6.67

Wikidata: Q110721

Also known as

Elisabeth Karoline Auguste "Elsa" Wagner • Elisabeth Karoline Auguste Wagner

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Biography

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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