Elsa Wagner(1881-1975)

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Elsa Wagner was born on 24 January 1881 in Reval, Russian Empire [now Tallinn, Estonia]. She was an actress, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1949), Die Buddenbrooks (1923) and Der Spieler (1938). She was previously married to Herr Rühl. She died on 17 August 1975 in West Berlin, West Germany.

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The Marriage of Figaro

7.1

Marcellina

1949

Die Buddenbrooks

6.6

Sesemi Weichbrodt

1923

Der Spieler

7.4

Marfa, Kinderfrau

1938

Luther

7.8

Luthers Mutter

1928

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Actress

The Pedestrian
- Elsa Giese
- 1973
Drüben bei Lehmanns
- Zimmerwirtin
- TV Series
- 1973
Altersheim
- Frau Eisel
- TV Movie
- 1972
Unser Willi ist der Beste
- Alte Dame
- 1971
Die Weber
- Mutter Hilse
- TV Movie
- 1971
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
- Emma
- TV Movie
- 1971
Kudammgeschichten
- Margarethe Pietrowski
- TV Movie
- 1970
Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin
- Prinzessin Irene von Schaben-Schönheim
- 1969
Großer Mann was nun?
- Elisabeth König
- TV Series
- 1968
Der zerbrochene Krug
- TV Movie
- 1967
Jedermannstraße 11
- Tante Sophie
- TV Series
- 1965
Emil and the Detectives
- Nana
- 1964
Die Sanfte
- Lukerja
- TV Movie
- 1964
Das Ungeheuer von London-City
- Housekeeper Emily
- 1964
Fahrt ins Blaue
- Frau von Trevillac
- TV Movie
- 1964

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Stage and screen character actress, trained in St. Petersburg. Made her theatrical debut in 1901. From 1911, active on the Berlin stage, notably as ensemble member of the Deutschen Theater. A reliable presence in films from 1916, she was usually cast in matronly or maternal roles.