
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
January 14, 1878
Died
May 30, 1961 (age 83)
Place of Birth
Leipzig, Saxony, German Empire [now Germany]
Also Known As
Else Bassermann
Hans Hennings
Elsa Bassermann
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

Film
Madame Curie
Madame Perot
1943

Film
Desperate Journey
Frau Raeder
1942

Film
Escape
Mrs. Henning
1940

Film
Dr. Schotte
Johanna
1918

Film
Lucrezia Borgia
Bit
1922

Film
Last Love
Hanna von Hooven
1935

Film
Der letzte Tag
1913
Film
Die Stimme
1920

Film
Du sollst keine anderen Götter haben
1917

Film
A Woman Branded
Frau Thorn, Ilses Mutter
1931

Film
I Was a Criminal
Mrs. Marie Hoprecht
1941
Film
Lorenzo Burghardt
1918

Film
Herr und Diener
1917
Film
Die Söhne des Grafen Dossy
1920

Film
Vater und Sohn
1918

Film
Der letzte Zeuge
1919

Film
Der eiserne Wille
1917

Film
Die Brüder von Zaarden
1918
Film
Dolls of Death
Konstanze
1920

Film
Der Mutter Augen
Kind
1913
Filmography
1943FilmMadame Curieas Madame Perot1942FilmDesperate Journeyas Frau Raeder1941FilmI Was a Criminalas Mrs. Marie Hoprecht1940FilmEscapeas Mrs. Henning1935FilmLast Loveas Hanna von Hooven1931FilmA Woman Brandedas Frau Thorn, Ilses Mutter1922FilmLucrezia Borgiaas Bit1920FilmDie Söhne des Grafen Dossy1920FilmDie Stimme1920FilmDie Duplizität der Ereignisse1920FilmDolls of Deathas Konstanze1919FilmDer letzte Zeuge1918FilmLorenzo Burghardt1918FilmDr. Schotteas Johanna1918FilmDie Brüder von Zaarden1918FilmVater und Sohn1917FilmDer eiserne Wille1917FilmDu sollst keine anderen Götter haben1917FilmHerr und Diener1914FilmUrteil des Arztes1913FilmDer letzte Tag1913FilmDer Mutter Augenas Kind