Lulu Ziegler

Karen Margrete Maria (Lulu) Ziegler (18 April 1903 – 14 November 1973) was a Danish actress, singer and theatre director who was active in both Denmark and Sweden.

In 1942, after attracting anti-German support at her cabaret in central Copenhagen, she was forced to flee to Sweden where she continued her highly popular anti-Nazi performances in revues.

[1][2][3] Lulu Ziegler was raised in a comfortable middle-class environment in Sorø together with her younger sister Aase (1906–1975) who also became an actress.

She gave up her university studies and in the late 1930s turned to acting, becoming a pupil of Svend Methling at Det Ny Teater.

[3] It was at Det Ny Teater that she made her debut in 1930 as Jenny in Bertolt Brecht's musical play Laser og pjalter.

[1] In Sweden, she quickly established herself, performing in revues in Stockholm arranged by the anti-Nazi director Karl Gerhard and the less politically motivated Kar de Mumma.

As a result, she moved back to Sweden where she became hugely successful at the Hamburger Börs Restaurant, often appearing alone on the stage but also acting as a show director for other performers.

In particular, Forssell's chansons such as "Jag står här på ett torg" (I'm Here in the Square) and "Säg vad ni vill" (Say What You Want) gained popularity there.