Ulla Jacobsson

Ulla Jacobsson (23 May 1929 – 20 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who is best known for playing the only female speaking role in the film Zulu (1964).

For other people with this Swedish surname, see Jacobsson.

Ulla Jacobsson
Born(1929-05-23)23 May 1929
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died20 August 1982(1982-08-20) (aged 53)
Vienna, Austria
NationalitySwedish
EducationGothenburg Acting City Theatre School
OccupationActress
Years active1951–1978
Notable work
  • One Summer of Happiness
  • Zulu
Spouse(s)
  • Josef Kornfeld
  • Frank Lodeizen
  • Hans Winfried Rohsmann (1952–1982)
Children2

Personal life

Jacobsson was born in Gothenburg Len Vestra Goeteland, Sweden on May 23, 1929.[1] She was one of 48 candidates chosen to attend Gothenburg Acting City Theatre School. She began acting in this theatre in 1952. Jacobsson's first husband was a Viennese engineer named Josef Kornfeld. This marriage brought her Austrian citizenship. They also had a daughter named Ditte. During the 1950s, Jacobsson married her second husband, Dutch painter Frank Lodeizen (1931–2013), with whom she had a son named Martin. In 1960 she married her third husband, Austrian doctor Hans Winfried Rohsmann (1918–2002), and moved to Vienna, Austria.

In 2015, a town square in Mölndal was named after Jacobsson.[2][3]

Professional life

Jacobsson began her career in her native Gothenburg and appeared in classical and modern theater roles before turning to film.[4] Jacobsson's first acting role was of the Bride Nissa in the drama The Sea in Fire (1951); although, she may be best known for her role in Zulu (1964) where she played the only female speaking role.

Beginning in the late 1950s, Jacobsson stopped acting in Swedish films, and appeared in films from the US, France, Spain, Germany, and England. Jacobsson made her first U.S.-made film appearance in The Grand Duke and Mr. Pimm. According to "Metropolitan Life," Jacobsson believed she could be successful in acting and marriage. She only took two acting jobs a year to travel with her husband. She stated: "When a very good part comes, there is temptation to take it, but I refuse. I love success. I love to make myself something. But I love more my husband and children."

Jacobsson became internationally famous for her nude scenes in One Summer of Happiness (1951). This, along with her role in the American film Love Is a Ball (1963), was an attempt to make her a sex symbol. This was common among female actresses in the 1960s. One Summer of Happiness won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1951.[1] Bosley Crowther, New York Times writer, stated: "Ulla Jacobsson as the farm girl is a sensitive and expressive young thing who stunningly portrays the caprices and the terrors of an innocent maid in love," in regards to her performance in One Summer of Happiness.

Her popularity among mass audiences gained her the role of Margaretta Witt in the adventure film Zulu (1964). Other notable roles include Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), The Heroes of Telemark (1965) and La Servante (1970).[1] A notable award was the German Film Award for Supporting Actress in Alle Jahre wieder (1967). She made appearances in film and television shows until 1979.

Death
Ulla Jacobsson Rohsmann's grave site in Wiener Zentralfriedhof

Jacobsson died in Vienna, Austria from bone cancer on August 20, 1982, she was 53 years old. She was buried at the Wiener Zentralfriedhof.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1951Bärande havNisse's Fiancée
1951One Summer of HappinessKerstinWon the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival
1953All the World's DelightsLisbet Enarsdotter
1954Sacred LieLena Larsen
1954Love is ForeverMarieke
1954Karin MånsdotterKarin Månsdotter
1954Herr Arnes penningarElsalill
1955The Priest from KirchfeldAnna Birkmaier
1955Smiles of a Summer NightAnne Egerman
1956Crime and PunishmentNicole Brunel
1956Sången om den eldröda blommanElli
1957The Last Ones Shall Be FirstWanda
1958The Phantom CarriageEdit
1958Restless NightMelanie
1959Llegaron dos hombresLaura, Maestra
1959And That on Monday MorningDelia Mond
1960Im Namen einer MutterVicky Merlin
1961Riviera-StoryAnja Dahlberg
1962Una domenica d'estate
1963Love Is a BallJanine
1964ZuluMargareta Witt
1965The Heroes of TelemarkAnna
1965NattmaraMaj Berg
1967Next Year, Same TimeLore LückeJacobsson won a German Film Award for
Supporting Actress
1968Adolphe ou l'Âge tendreHélène / Ellénore
1968BamseVera Berg
1970La servanteUlla Marbois
1974One or the Other of UsMrs. Kolczyk
1975Fox and His FriendsEugen's mother

References
  1. "Ulla Jacobsson Rohsmann". New York Times. August 25, 1982.
  2. "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  3. "Affischer på marken när torget smyckas". Mölndals-Posten (in Swedish). 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  4. "Ulla Jacobsson, 53, Actress In 'Summer of Happiness'". New York Times.

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