Luise Ullrich (31 October 1910 – 21 January 1985) was an Austrian actress.
She was born in Vienna. While still a teenager, she got a stage contract. In late 1932, Ullrich played opposite Werner Krauss in "Rauhnacht" in Berlin. In 1933, she performed with Hans Jaray in ''Leise flehen meine Lieder'' (''Lover Divine'', in English). During one of her performances, she was spotted by actor and filmmaker Luis Trenker, who cast her in the leading role of Erika in ''Der Rebell'' (1932). It launched her film career, as she moved to higher-profile roles. Louis B. Mayer offered her a contract at MGM in 1938, which Louise declined. By 1941, for ''Annelie'', she earned for the film studio Ufa the then record sum of 6.5 million Reichsmark and garnered Ullrich the Coppa Volpi award in Venice. She won the
Volpi Cup for Best Actress
The Volpi Cup for Best Actress is an award presented by the Venice Film Festival. It is given by the festival jury in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance from the films in the competition slate. It is named in honor o ...
at the
1941 Venice Film Festival.
In South America, she met her future husband, Count Wulf Dietrich zu Castell, director of Munich-Riem airport.
After a string of films, she was reduced to appearing on TV in the 1960s. In 1973, she published her memoirs. She spent most of her remaining years writing and painting. She appeared in nearly 50 films between 1932 and 1981. She died of cancer in January 1985.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Rebel'' (1932)
* ''
Liebelei
' is a 1933 German period drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Magda Schneider, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, and Luise Ullrich.
Production
The film, based on a play of the same name ('' Liebelei'') by Arthur Schnitzler, describes an ill-f ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Homecoming to Happiness'' (1933)
* ''
Gently My Songs Entreat'' (1933)
* ''
Between Two Hearts'' (1934)
* ''
Regine
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People with the first name include:
Regine
* Regine Heitzer (born 1944), Austrian figure skater
* Regine Hildebrandt ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Suburban Cabaret
''Suburban Cabaret'' (Germany: ''Vorstadtvarieté'') is a 1935 Austrian musical drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Mathias Wieman, Luise Ullrich and Oskar Sima.Hake p.155
Cast
* Mathias Wieman as Josef Kernthaler, Bauzeichner
* ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Shadows of the Past'' (1936)
* ''
Don't Promise Me Anything'' (1937)
* ''
I Love You'' (1938)
* ''
Nora
Nora, NORA, or Norah may refer to:
* Nora (name), a feminine given name
People with the surname
* Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer
* Pierre Nora (born 1931), French historian
Places Australia
* Norah Head, New South Wales, headlan ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Keepers of the Night
''Keepers of the Night'' (german: Nachtwache) is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Luise Ullrich, Hans Nielsen and René Deltgen.Bock & Bergfelder p. 82 It was made as a partnership between a Göttingen-based com ...
'' (1949)
* ''
The Trip to Marrakesh'' (1949)
* ''
Don't Forget Love '' (1953)
* ''
The Great Test
''The Great Test'' (german: Ihre große Prüfung) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Luise Ullrich, Hans Söhnker and Karin Dor.Bock & Bergfelder p. 511 It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin and o ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Regina Amstetten'' (1954)
* ''
A Woman of Today
''A Woman of Today'' (german: Eine Frau von heute) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Luise Ullrich, Curd Jürgens and Carsta Löck.Berghahn p. 177
It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with location ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Sarajevo
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'' (1955)
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The First Day of Spring'' (1956)
* ''
All Roads Lead Home'' (1957)
* ''
Until Money Departs You'' (1960)
* ''
The Shadows Grow Longer'' (1961)
* ''
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day
''Eight Hours Don't Make a Day'' (german: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag) (also translated as ''(Eight Hours Are Not a Day)'' is a West German television miniseries written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Commissioned by Westdeutscher R ...
'' (TV miniseries, 1972)
References
External links
*
Luise Ullrichat Virtual History
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1910 births
1985 deaths
20th-century Austrian actresses
Actresses from Vienna
Austrian film actresses
Austrian television actresses
Volpi Cup for Best Actress winners