Ursula Schaeppi
| Ursula Schaeppi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 22, 1940 Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland |
| Residence | Thalwil |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Other names | Ursula Schäppi |
| Occupation | Stage, television and film actress, playwright, comedian, radio personality |
| Years active | since 1958 |
| Spouse(s) | Rudolf Haas |
| Awards | Ursula Schäppi#Awards |
Ursula Schaeppi or Ursula Schäppi (born 22 June 1940) is a Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage, voice and film actress starring usually in Swiss German language stage productions and as voice actress in children's literature.
Born and raised in Zürich, Canton of Zürich in Switzerland, Ursula Schäppi began acting at the conservatory in Bern at Margarethe Schell von Noé in 1955 and in 1956/58 lessons with Walter Fried on Bühnenstudio Zürich, and private lessons with Richard Münch. During her training Schaeppi premierred on stage, and played among others Gisèle in Giraudoux's "Intermezzo" on Schauspielhaus Zürich in 1955.
In 1958 Schaeppi was engaged at the Studio 20 in Bern as Laura in Williams' The Glass Menagerie. From 1959 she worked at German city theaters, among other things, in Castorp-Rauxel, Berlin, München and in Rendsburg. At this time also began Schaeppi's career with children and trouser roles that later became one of her trademarks, including the title role in Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince. In 1968/69 she toured with the Deutsche Kammerspiele Buenos Aires through South and Central America, and received an engagement at Berliner Kammerspiele stages in 1971/72. Since 1969 she appeared in guest roles at Swiss theaters, for example, in 1969 at the Stadttheater Bern as Effie in Ludwig Thomas' "Moral", and in 1970 at the gallery theater Die Rampe in Bern as Mingo in the premiere of Alexander Ziegler's "Zellengeflüster". In 1976 she starred in the title role of Hansjörg Schneider's "Sennentuntschi" that was directed by Schneider.
It was followed by appearances at the Stadttheater Luzern, Kleintheater Kramgasse 6 in Bern and at the Stadttheater Chur, and since the early 1970s, also first appearances in the Swiss German dialect theater. Her breakthrough celebrated Ursula Schäppi in 1975, at Bernhard-Theater Zürich as Heideli in the premiere of Max Rüeger's "Hochzeit in Hägglingen", under the direction of Inigo Gallo, followed by regular appearances in the Bernhard-Theater, at first mainly in cabaret revues by Charles Lewinsky, Fredy Lienhard and Hans Gmür, later in Swiss dialect versions of boulevard plays, for example, in 1988 in the title role of Jack Popplewell's successful play "Katharina die Kühne" and Swiss tour performances and television broadcasting. Moreover, Schaeppi created her own arrangements for Swiss productions of the Bernhard Theater where she also performed in leading roles. There, also the long-standing collaboration with Rudolf Haas and Franco Romano began. She had further guest appearances at other theaters, for example, in 1979 as Oma Zeitel in Jerry Bock's musical "Anatevka" and in 1982 as Toinette in Molière's The Imaginary Invalid on Atelier Theater in Bern.
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