Ulla (The Producers)

Ulla
Scene from the London version of The Producers, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, April 2006. Ulla is standing on the stepladder while Leo Bloom enters from the left.
First appearance	The Producers (1968)
Last appearance	The Producers (2005)
Created by	Mel Brooks
Portrayed by	Lee Meredith (1968 film) Cady Huffman (Broadway musical) Uma Thurman (2005 film)
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Gender	Female

Carmen Ghia
First appearance	The Producers (1968)
Last appearance	The Producers (2005)
Created by	Mel Brooks
Portrayed by	Andreas Voutsinas (1968 film) Roger Bart (Broadway musical and 2005 film)
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Gender	Male
Occupation	Common law assistant
Spouse(s)	Roger De Bris

The following are fictional characters from the 1968 film The Producers, the Broadway musical based on it, and the 2005 film adaptation of the musical.

Max Bialystock is described as selfish and greedy - a man who is only interested in making money. Though this is later proven untrue, Max's fiery and sarcastic nature can be very intimidating. He is willing to do anything to make money (including "shtupping every little old lady in New York") and is often angry, short-tempered and unwilling to cooperate nicely. His name is taken from the Polish city of Białystok.

Leopold "Leo" Bloom is a mousy, nervous and fearful accountant, prone to panic attacks and who keeps a fragment of his childhood blue blankie in his pocket to calm himself. Nevertheless it is Leo who has the idea of how to make money from a failed play.

The character is named after the protagonist in James Joyce's Ulysses, Leopold Bloom. Wilder's costar Zero Mostel had portrayed Joyce's Bloom on stage in the play Ulysses in Nighttown.

Ulla Inga Hansen Benson Yansen Tallen Hallen Svaden Swanson Bloom is a young Swedish woman who becomes Max's secretary. In the 1968 film, Ulla is introduced as a "toy" that Max found in the local library, and is a symbol of his new found affluence. She can speak little English, but is a jiggly dancer, and can dance better than she can type. She also constantly says "God dag på dig", which means "good day to you" in Swedish (with a faux-Swedish accent), and provides a sexier counterpoint to Max's older girlfriends.

In the musical adapted from the film, Ulla introduces herself as a Swedish actress looking for a part in Max and Leo's production Springtime for Hitler. She is a stereotypical Swedish woman: tall and beautiful with lovely blonde hair. She performs a song she wrote called "When You Got It, Flaunt It". She decided to audition when a "crazy man" (Max) yelled at her the previous day. While the casting isn't to start for quite a while, Max and Leo hire her as their secretary/receptionist. Following the unwanted success of the musical, she and Leo flee to Rio de Janeiro where they marry. Her maiden name is never mentioned, but by the end of the play she is Ulla Inga Hansen-Bensen-Yanson-Tallen-Hallen-Svaden-Swanson Bloom.