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