Portrait of Elsa Bassermann

Elsa Bassermann

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.

Born: January 14, 1878

Place of Birth: Leipzig, Saxony, German Empire [now Germany]

Filmography

1943
Madame Curie

as Madame Perot

1942
Desperate Journey

as Frau Raeder

1941
I Was a Criminal

as Mrs. Marie Hoprecht

1940
Escape

as Mrs. Henning

1935
Last Love

as Hanna von Hooven

1931
A Woman Branded

as Frau Thorn, Ilses Mutter

1922
1918
Dr. Schotte

as Johanna

1913