Elsa Scholten was born on February 28, 1902 in Homberg [now Duisburg], Germany. She was an actress, known for Anton, zieh die Bremse an! (1976), Prinzess Wäscherin: Die rote Jule (1954) and Der kühne Schwimmer (1960). She was married to Hans Scholten. She died on October 14, 1981 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.