Ulla Sallert

Ulla Sallert
Sallert in 1960
Born(1923-03-27)27 March 1923
Stockholm, Sweden
Died11 May 2018(2018-05-11) (aged 95)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1946–2018

Ulla Sallert (27 March 1923 – 11 May 2018[1][2]) was a Swedish actress and singer.[3]

Sallert was born in Stockholm, and studied singing at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Her debut performance was in an operetta at Oscarsteatern in 1944, and she became one of the foremost operetta and musical singers in Sweden in the 1950s. Sallert was part of the original cast of Ben Franklin in Paris; the role of Diane de Vobrillac was written especially for her. Her last role was the Duchess in Me and My Girl, which she performed several times in the 2010s.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Dödsannonser i SVD". Svenska Dagbladet.
  2. ^ a b Söderberg, Noa (11 May 2018). "Ulla Sallert är död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).
  3. ^ Mordden p.51

Bibliography

  • Ethan Mordden. Open a New Window: The Broadway Musical in the 1960s. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.

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