Ulla Jacobsson

Ulla Jacobsson (23 May 1929 – 20 August 1982) was a Swedish actress. She had the lead role in One Summer of Happiness (1951) and played the only female speaking role in the film Zulu (1964).

Early life Jacobsson was born in Mölndal, Gothenburg and Bohus County, Sweden, on May 23, 1929.

Career Jacobsson was one of 48 candidates chosen to attend Gothenburg Acting City Theatre School. She began acting in this theatre in 1952. She began her professional career in her native Gothenburg and appeared in classical and modern theater roles before turning to film. 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 United States, France, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Jacobsson made her American debut in The Grand Duke and Mr. Pimm. According to Metropolitan Life, Jacobsson believed she could be successful in both acting and marriage. She only took two acting jobs a year to travel with her husband. She explained, "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 Berlin International Film Festival ('Berlinale') in 1952.https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/yearbooks/1952.html Bosley Crowther of The New York Times describes the film, "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 1963, she appeared in the first-season episode, "The Final Hour", of the US TV show The Virginian, in the role of Policia. 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). 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.

Personal life Jacobsson's first husband was a Viennese engineer named Josef Kornfeld. The 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.

Death

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

Legacy In 2015, a town square in Mölndal was named after Jacobsson.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1951 In the Arms of the Sea Nisse's Fiancée 1952 One Summer of Happiness Kerstin Won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival 1953 All the World's Delights Lisbet Enarsdotter 1954 Sacred Lie Lena Larsen 1954 Love is Forever Marieke 1954 Karin Månsdotter Karin Månsdotter 1954 Herr Arnes penningar Elsalill 1955 The Priest from Kirchfeld Anna Birkmaier 1955 Smiles of a Summer Night Anne Egerman 1956 Crime and Punishment Nicole Brunel 1956 The Song of the Scarlet Flower Elli 1957 The Last Ones Shall Be First Wanda 1958 The Phantom Carriage Edit 1958 Restless Night Melanie 1959 Llegaron dos hombres Laura, Maestra 1959 And That on Monday Morning Delia Mond 1960 Im Namen einer Mutter Vicky Merlin 1961 Anja Dahlberg 1962 Una domenica d'estate 1963 Love Is a Ball Janine 1964 Zulu Margareta Witt 1965 The Heroes of Telemark Anna 1965 Nightmare Maj Berg 1967 Next Year, Same Time Lore Lücke Jacobsson won a German Film Award for Supporting Actress 1968 Adolphe ou l'Âge tendre Hélène / Ellénore 1968 Bamse Vera Berg 1970 La servante Ulla Marbois 1974 One or the Other of Us Mrs. Kolczyk 1975 Fox and His Friends Eugen's mother 1979 Rocky's mother TV film

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