
Acting
Elsa Bassermann
Born 1878-01-14
Leipzig, Saxony, German Empire [now Germany]
Department: Acting
Biography
Elsa Bassermann (born Elsa Sarah Schiff; January 14, 1878 – May 30, 1961) was a German screenwriter, stage and film actress. She was married to Albert Bassermann and often acted with him. As she was Jewish, the couple had to leave Nazi Germany and go into exile in Switzerland and the United States. She later returned to Germany, where she died in 1961. From Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Elsa Bassermann
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (33 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Madame Curie | Madame Perot | Movie | 1943 |
![]() | Desperate Journey | Frau Raeder | Movie | 1942 |
![]() | I Was a Criminal | Mrs. Marie Hoprecht | Movie | 1941 |
![]() | Escape | Mrs. Henning | Movie | 1940 |
![]() | Last Love | Hanna von Hooven | Movie | 1935 |
![]() | A Woman Branded | Frau Thorn, Ilses Mutter | Movie | 1931 |
![]() | Lucrezia Borgia | Bit | Movie | 1922 |
| Die Söhne des Grafen Dossy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1920 | |
| Die Söhne des Grafen Dossy | Writer | Movie | 1920 | |
| Die Stimme | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1920 | |
| Die Stimme | Writer | Movie | 1920 | |
| Die Duplizität der Ereignisse | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1920 | |
| Dolls of Death | Konstanze | Movie | 1920 | |
| Die Duplizität der Ereignisse | Writer | Movie | 1920 | |
![]() | Der letzte Zeuge | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1919 |
![]() | Der letzte Zeuge | Writer | Movie | 1919 |
| Lorenzo Burghardt | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1918 | |
| Lorenzo Burghardt | Screenplay | Movie | 1918 | |
![]() | Dr. Schotte | Johanna | Movie | 1918 |
![]() | Dr. Schotte | Screenplay | Movie | 1918 |
![]() | Die Brüder von Zaarden | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1918 |
![]() | Die Brüder von Zaarden | Writer | Movie | 1918 |
![]() | Vater und Sohn | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1918 |
![]() | Vater und Sohn | Writer | Movie | 1918 |
![]() | Der eiserne Wille | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1917 |
![]() | Der eiserne Wille | Screenplay | Movie | 1917 |
![]() | Du sollst keine anderen Götter haben | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1917 |
![]() | Du sollst keine anderen Götter haben | Screenplay | Movie | 1917 |
![]() | Herr und Diener | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1917 |
![]() | Herr und Diener | Screenplay | Movie | 1917 |
![]() | Urteil des Arztes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1914 |
![]() | Der letzte Tag | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1913 |
![]() | Der Mutter Augen | Kind | Movie | 1913 |


























