Luise Ullrich

Luise Ullrich (31 October 1910 – 21 January 1985) was an Austrian actress.

Life

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 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 began 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 1985, aged 74.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1932 The Rebel Erika Rieder 1933 Liebelei Mitzi Schlager 1933 Homecoming to Happiness Liesl Pichler 1933 Gently My Songs Entreat Emmi Passenter 1933 Glück im Schloß Anny 1934 Between Two Hearts Ulla Georgius 1934 The Fugitive from Chicago Steffie Dux 1934 Stupid Mama Heidie Burkhardt 1935 Regine Regine 1935 Suburban Cabaret Mizzi Ebeseder, seine Braut 1935 Lessons in Love Sophie Bruninger 1935 Victoria Viktoria 1936 Shadows of the Past Betty Gall + Helene Gall 1937 Don't Promise Me Anything Monika 1938 I Love You Fotografin Eva 1938 The Day After the Divorce Bettina Romberg 1940 Liebesschule Hanni Weber, Sekretärin 1941 Annelie Annelie Dörensen 1942 The Rainer Case Prinzessin Henriette von Battenstein 1944 Nora Nora Helmer 1945 Kamerad Hedwig Hedwig 1949 Keepers of the Night Cornelie 1949 The Trip to Marrakesh Liliane 1953 Don't Forget Love Anna Kienzel 1954 Regina Amstetten Regina Amstetten 1954 A Woman of Today Toni Bender 1954 The Great Test Helma Krauss 1955 I Know What I'm Living For Maria Pfluger 1955 Sarajevo Herzogin Sophie Hohenberg 1956 The First Day of Spring Dolly 1957 Die liebe Familie Betty Lang 1957 All Roads Lead Home Tilla Haidt 1958 Ist Mama nicht fabelhaft? Sabine Meinrad 1960 Ein Student ging vorbei Bettina 1960 Until Money Departs You Lisbeth Grapsch 1961 Frau Irene Besser Irene Besser 1961 The Shadows Grow Longer Frau Diethelm 1972-1973 Eight Hours Don't Make a Day Oma Krüger TV series