Elsa Scholten was born on February 28, 1902 in Homberg, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Der müde Theodor (1959), Der Meisterboxer (1960) and Pension Schöller (1968). She was married to Hans Scholten. She died on October 14, 1981 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.