Elsa Bassermann

Born 14 January 1878 in Leipzig, Saxony, German Empire [now Germany]

Died 30 May 1961 (aged 83)

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.