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Elsa Wagner
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 T…
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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.
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1973
Der große Zauberer - Max Reinhardt
Movie Self
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1971
Unser Willi ist der Beste
Movie Alte Dame
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1971
Seine Majestät Gustav Krause
Movie Emma
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1964
Emil and the Detectives
Movie Nana
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1964
The Monster of London City
Movie Emily the Housekeeper
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1960
The Haunted Castle
Movie Yvonne
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1960
Der Geburtstag unserer Ehe
Movie Tante Dolly
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1960
Sweetheart of the Gods
Movie Frau Lengefeld
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1958
Ihr 106. Geburtstag
Movie Viktoria Burger
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1949
Marriage of Figaro
Movie Marcellina
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1949
The Night of the Twelfth
Movie Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin
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1947
Wozzeck
Movie
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1947
...and the Sky Above Us
Movie Frau Heise
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1947
No Place for Love
Movie Niobe
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1946
Tell the Truth
Movie Schwester Ida
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1945
The Man in the Saddle
Movie Haushälterin
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1944
Life Calls
Movie Klara
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1944
A Beautiful Day
Movie Hedwigs Wirtin
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1944
The Impostor
Movie Gräfin Anastasia
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1943
I'll Carry You in My Arms
Movie Frau Herbst
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1941
The Waitress Anna
Movie Mathilde Noack
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1940
Dream Music
Movie Mme. Holme
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1940
Die unvollkommene Liebe
Movie Geheimrätin Zenglein
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1940
The March to the Führer
Movie Self
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1940
Was wird hier gespielt?
Movie
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1940
Hansel and Gretel
Movie Hexe
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1939
Die Geliebte
Movie Frau Geheimrat Peters
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1939
The Leghorn Hat
Movie Baronin Champigny, Pamelas Tante
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1938
Tanz auf dem Vulkan
Movie
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1938
Freight from Baltimore
Movie
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1938
You and I
Movie
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1938
The Gambler
Movie Marfa, Kinderfrau
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1938
Anna Favetti
Movie Frau Stetius
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1938
Großalarm
Movie Frau Köppen
- 1938
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1937
Gasparone
Movie
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1937
Daphne and the Diplomat
Movie Frau Wachsmut
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1937
A Dangerous Game
Movie Martinis Haushälterin Hildegard
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1937
Die göttliche Jette
Movie
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1937
Der Etappenhase
Movie Tante von Marie
