Elsa Bassermann

Elsa Bassermann
Born	14 January 1878 Leipzig German Empire
Died	30 May 1961 (aged 83) Baden-Baden West Germany
Other names	Elsa Schiff
Occupation	Screenwriter, Film actress
Years active	1913 - 1945

Elsa Bassermann (1878–1961) 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.