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Luise Ullrich(1910-1985)

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Luise Ullrich in Der Tag nach der Scheidung (1938)
Acht Stunden Sind Kein Tag
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Acht Stunden sind kein Tag (1972–1973)
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Louise Ullrich was born in Vienna, the daughter of a major in the Austro/Hungarian Army. She studied at the Kunstakademie, and, while still a teenager, was contracted for two years by the Wiener Volkstheater where she enjoyed her first success on the stage. In late 1932, Louise received an engagement from the Lessing Theater in Berlin to co-star opposite Werner Krauss in 'Rauhnacht'. During one of her performances she was spotted by actor and film-maker Luis Trenker who cast her in the leading role of Erika in Der Rebell (1932). While Louise was inevitably secondary to both star and scenery, the picture did provide a stepping stone to further opportunities. In the Max Ophüls-directed Liebelei (1933) she had second billing behind established star Magda Schneider (mother of Romy) and the following year appeared in the title role of Erich Waschneck's Regine (1935).

Other prestigious films with budding star Louise were to come: Viktoria (1935), a romance based on a novel by Knut Hamsun; and Annelie (1941), a family movie which earned the film studio Ufa the then record sum of six and a half million Reichsmark and garnered Ullrich the Coppa Volpi award in Venice. Her films also established her as an actress of stature - not of the conventional leading lady variety, not particularly ornamental or even especially beautiful - but of the ideal 'girl next door' type: tomboyish, spirited, charming and witty. Alternatively -- as in 'Annelie' -- she would embody the archetypal mother figure (resonating significantly with wartime filmgoers) or a weak-willed , sad wife (as in the title role of Henrik Ibsen's Nora (1944)). Audiences and critics alike applauded her performances and Louis B. Mayer even offered her a contract at MGM in 1938 which Louise declined. Instead, she traveled to South America where she met her future husband, Count Wulf Dietrich zu Castell, director of Munich-Riem airport.

After the war, Louise Ullrich made a seamless transition to character roles, dividing her time between stage and screen. One of her notable film appearances during this time was as Cornelie in Harald Braun's Et ole yksin (1949). Though she had misgivings about the maudlin sentimentality and melodramatics of the screenplay (stating in her autobiography that it wouldn't have mattered to her whether she got the part or not!), the critic Gunter Groll praised her performance as more mature and defined while always retaining her distinguishing genuine qualities. In the 1960's, she made a number of television appearances (including a series by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, in which she played a strong-willed grandmother) and in 1973 published her memoirs. Louise Ullrich spent most of her remaining years writing and painting. One of her last works was an Australian travel memoir, published in 1985. The popular actress died of cancer in January that year.
BornOctober 31, 1910
DiedJanuary 21, 1985(74)
BornOctober 31, 1910
DiedJanuary 21, 1985(74)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins

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Paul Hubschmid and Luise Ullrich in Der Fall Rainer (1942)
Maria Holst, Luise Ullrich, and Grethe Weiser in Die Reise nach Marrakesch (1949)
Maria Holst and Luise Ullrich in Die Reise nach Marrakesch (1949)
Maria Holst and Luise Ullrich in Die Reise nach Marrakesch (1949)
Luise Ullrich in Der Fall Rainer (1942)
Luise Ullrich in Lemmenkoulu (1940)
Luise Ullrich in Annelie (1941)
Luise Ullrich in Regine (1935)
Magda Schneider, Carl Esmond, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, and Luise Ullrich in Liebelei (1933)
Luise Ullrich in Lemmenkoulu (1940)
Luise Ullrich and Anton Walbrook in Regine (1935)
Günther Schramm and Luise Ullrich in Der Kommissar (1969)

Known for:

Luise Ullrich in Annelie (1941)
Annelie
6.6
  • Annelie Dörensen
  • 1941
Alfred Abel, Theo Mackeben, Erika Dannhoff, Bernhard Goetzke, Carl Hoffmann, Helmut Hoffmann, Theodor Loos, Erna Morena, Margarete Schön, Robert A. Stemmle, Luise Ullrich, Heinz von Cleve, Mathias Wieman, Curt Prickler, and J. Fenneker in Viktoria (1935)
Viktoria
  • Viktoria
  • 1935
Nora (1944)
Nora
6.6
  • Nora Helmer
  • 1944
Heimkehr ins Glück (1933)
Heimkehr ins Glück
6.0
  • Liesl Pichler
  • 1933

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Actress

  • Nicole Heesters and Heinz Reincke in Geschichten aus der Heimat (1983)
    Geschichten aus der Heimat
    8.2
    TV Series
    • . (ep.: Bescheidenheit ist eine Zier)
    • 1984
  • Bring's mir bei, Céline!
    TV Movie
    • Céline
    • 1981
  • Nachbarn und andere nette Menschen
    TV Movie
    • 1979
  • Acht Stunden sind kein Tag (1972)
    Acht Stunden sind kein Tag
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Oma Krüger
    • 1972–1973
  • Sorbas
    TV Movie
    • Madame Hortense
    • 1972
  • Der Kommissar (1969)
    Der Kommissar
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Frau Wienand
    • 1970
  • Zirkus meines Lebens (1968)
    Zirkus meines Lebens
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Lydia Farell
    • 1968
  • Willst Du nicht das Lämmlein hüten?
    9.4
    TV Movie
    • Lady Essie Buckering
    • 1967
  • Schöne Geschichten mit Mama und Papa
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • Dolores Velasco
    • 1966
  • Die gelehrten Frauen
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • Philaminte
    • 1966
  • Wechselkurs der Liebe
    9.4
    TV Movie
    • Lady Felicity Marshwood
    • 1966
  • Frau Warrens Gewerbe
    TV Movie
    • Kitty Warren
    • 1964
  • Glashauskomödie
    TV Movie
    • Mary Chalmers
    • 1963
  • Froher Herbst des Lebens
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Alice Grey
    • 1961
  • Hansjörg Felmy and Barbara Rütting in Die Schatten werden länger (1961)
    Die Schatten werden länger
    6.8
    • Frau Diethelm
    • 1961

Soundtrack

  • Ekkehard Arendt, Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Clemens Schmalstich, Olga Tschechowa, Luise Ullrich, Anton Walbrook, Erich Waschneck, and J. Fenneker in Regine (1935)
    Regine
    7.0
    • performer: "Ach wie ist's möglich"
    • 1935

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Acht Stunden Sind Kein Tag
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Acht Stunden Sind Kein Tag

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Gräfin Wulf-Diether zu Castell-Rüdenhausen
  • Born
    • October 31, 1910
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • January 21, 1985
    • Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
  • Spouse
    • Wulf-Diether Graf zu Castell-Rüdenhausen1942 - July 1, 1980 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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    A street in the city center of Munich is named after her.

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