Liselotte Pulver facts for kids
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Liselotte Pulver
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Pulver in 1968
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Liselotte Pulver
11 October 1929 Bern, Switzerland
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–2007 |
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Helmut Schmid (m. 1961–1992)
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| Children | 2 |
Liselotte Pulver (born 11 October 1929), also known as Lilo Pulver, is a famous Swiss actress. She was one of the biggest movie stars in Germany during the 1950s and 1960s. People often saw her playing energetic, adventurous characters. She is well-known for her cheerful and hearty laugh.
Her popular films include A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958), One, Two, Three (1961), and The Nun (1966).
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Early Life and Training
Liselotte Pulver was born in Bern, Switzerland, on October 11, 1929. Her father, Fritz Eugen Pulver, was an engineer.
From 1945, Liselotte went to a business school. After finishing school in 1948, she worked as a model. She also took acting classes at the Bern conservatory, which is now part of the Bern University of Applied Sciences. She started her acting career with small roles at the Bern Theatre. Later, she performed at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, a famous theater in Zurich.
A Star on the Big Screen
Early Film Success
Liselotte Pulver's first movie role was in 1949. It was an American-Swiss film called Swiss Tour. She became very famous with her role as "Vreneli" in Uli, der Knecht (1954). This movie was based on a book by the Swiss writer Jeremias Gotthelf.
Liselotte, often called "Lilo," became one of the most popular stars in German-speaking movies in the 1950s and 1960s. She often starred in comedies. Some of her well-known comedies include I Often Think of Piroschka (1955), The Zürich Engagement (1957), The Spessart Inn (1958), and Kohlhiesel's Daughters (1962).
She also took on more serious roles. For example, she played Tony Buddenbrook in The Buddenbrooks (1959). This film was based on a famous novel by Thomas Mann. She also appeared in another Thomas Mann movie, Confessions of Felix Krull (1957). In this film, she acted alongside Horst Buchholz.
International Movies
In the late 1950s and 1960s, Liselotte Pulver started working in American and French movies. Her first Hollywood film was A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958). It was a war drama directed by Douglas Sirk. In this movie, she and John Gavin played a young German couple during World War II.
She also played "Fräulein Ingeborg," the charming secretary to James Cagney, in Billy Wilder's comedy One, Two, Three (1961). In 1963, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in A Global Affair. This award was for best supporting actress. In France, she appeared with Anna Karina in Jacques Rivette's film The Nun (1966).
Later Career
In the 1970s, Liselotte Pulver began to work more in television. From 1978 to 1983, she was part of the German version of Sesame Street, called Sesamstraße. Her last movie role was a small appearance in 2007. She played herself in Die Zürcher Verlobung, which was a new version of her earlier film The Zürich Engagement.
She made a public appearance in 2018 at the Bambi Awards. There, she received a special prize for her amazing achievements in acting.
Personal Life
In 1960, Liselotte met German actor Helmut Schmid while working on the movie Gustav Adolf's Page. They got married on September 9, 1961, and had two children. Her husband passed away in 1992.
As of 2008, Liselotte Pulver lives quietly in Perroy, a town in the Canton of Vaud. This town is located on the beautiful shores of Lake Geneva. She also has an apartment in a retirement home near Bern.
Awards and Honors
Liselotte Pulver has received many awards for her acting career:
- Bambi Award: She won this award multiple times, in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1990, and 2018. The 2018 award was for her lifetime achievements.
- Golden Globe Award: She was nominated in 1963 for best supporting actress for her role in A Global Affair.
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: She received this honor in 1986.
- Bavarian Film Awards: She received an Honorary Award in 1999.
- Goldene Kamera: She won this award for Lifetime Achievement in 2007.
- Boulevard der Stars: In 2011, she received a star on the "Boulevard der Stars" (Walk of Fame) in Berlin.
Selected Films
Liselotte Pulver starred in many films throughout her career. Here are some of them:
- 1949: Swiss Tour
- 1954: Uli the Farmhand
- 1955: I Often Think of Piroschka
- 1957: The Zürich Engagement
- 1958: The Spessart Inn
- 1958: A Time to Love and a Time to Die
- 1959: The Buddenbrooks
- 1961: One, Two, Three
- 1962: Kohlhiesel's Daughters
- 1964: A Global Affair
- 1966: The Nun
- 1978–1983: Sesamstraße (TV series)
- 2007: The Zürich Engagement
