Maria Elsner was born on June 10, 1905 in Leipzig, Germany. She was an actress, known for Das lockende Ziel (1930), So'n Windhund (1931) and Die Lindenwirtin (1930). She was married to John Fisher and Ödön von Horvath. She died on November 7, 1983 in Windermere, Cumbria, England.