Elsie Attenhofer was born on February 21, 1909 in Lugano, Cantone Ticino, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for Heidi (1952), Zyt ischt Gält (1935) and Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe (1940). She was previously married to Karl Schmid. She died on June 16, 1999 in Bassersdorf, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland.