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Elsa Janssen(1883-1969)

  • Actress
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Elsa Janssen in Claudia (1943)
Elsa Janssen was born on 5 October 1883 in Düsseldorf, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Pride of the Yankees (1942), The Great Lover (1931) and Claudia (1943). She died on 5 February 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 5, 1883
DiedFebruary 5, 1969(85)
BornOctober 5, 1883
DiedFebruary 5, 1969(85)
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Known for

Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
The Pride of the Yankees
7.6
  • Mom Gehrig
  • 1942
Irene Dunne and Adolphe Menjou in The Great Lover (1931)
The Great Lover
5.6
  • Mme. Neumann Baumbach(as Else Janssen)
  • 1931
Robert Young, Olga Baclanova, and Dorothy McGuire in Claudia (1943)
Claudia
6.5
  • Bertha
  • 1943
Astrid Allwyn, Alan Baxter, Owen Davis Jr., Andrea Leeds, Al Shean, and Frank Yaconelli in It Could Happen to You (1937)
It Could Happen to You
6.0
  • Mrs. Clavish
  • 1937

Credits

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Actress

  • Katharine Hepburn, Paul Henreid, and Robert Walker in Song of Love (1947)
    Song of Love
    6.7
    • Bertha (as Else Janssen)
    • 1947
  • Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire in Claudia and David (1946)
    Claudia and David
    6.3
    • Bertha
    • 1946
  • Betty Grable, Reginald Gardiner, June Haver, Frank Latimore, John Payne, and S.Z. Sakall in The Dolly Sisters (1945)
    The Dolly Sisters
    6.2
    • Kathi (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Anne Jeffreys and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
    Dillinger
    6.5
    • Mrs. Otto (as Else Jannsen)
    • 1945
  • Three Is a Family (1944)
    Three Is a Family
    5.0
    • Adelaide (as Else Janssen)
    • 1944
  • Deanna Durbin, Pat O'Brien, Akim Tamiroff, and Franchot Tone in His Butler's Sister (1943)
    His Butler's Sister
    6.9
    • Severina
    • 1943
  • Robert Young, Olga Baclanova, and Dorothy McGuire in Claudia (1943)
    Claudia
    6.5
    • Bertha
    • 1943
  • Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, George Reeves, Paulette Goddard, Walter Abel, Barbara Britton, and Sonny Tufts in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    So Proudly We Hail!
    7.4
    • Mrs. Larson (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • George Sanders and Anna Sten in They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
    They Came to Blow Up America
    6.4
    • Mama Henrietta Steelman (as Else Janssen)
    • 1943
  • Bonita Granville in Hitler's Children (1943)
    Hitler's Children
    6.4
    • Mrs. Müller (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Anna Lee and Paul Muni in Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
    Commandos Strike at Dawn
    6.5
    • Mrs. Korstad (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright in The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
    The Pride of the Yankees
    7.6
    • Mom Gehrig
    • 1942
  • Boris Karloff and Marjorie Reynolds in The Fatal Hour (1940)
    The Fatal Hour
    5.4
    • Hotel Maid (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Mischa Auer and Dorothea Kent in Prescription for Romance (1937)
    Prescription for Romance
    • Elsa (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Shirley Temple, Thomas Beck, Jean Hersholt, and Helen Westley in Heidi (1937)
    Heidi
    7.2
    • Third Village Woman (uncredited)
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Elsa Jannsen
  • Born
    • October 5, 1883
    • Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Died
    • February 5, 1969
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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