Elsa Scholten was born on February 28, 1902 in Homberg [now Duisburg], Germany. She was an actress, known for
Prinzess Wäscherin: Die rote Jule (1954),
Der kühne Schwimmer (1960) and
Der blaue Heinrich (1955). She was married to Hans Scholten. She died on October 14, 1981 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.