Agnes von Rosen
Agnes von Rosen, Sydney 1955
Born
Agnes Elsa Clara Lilian Maud

(1924-09-08)September 8, 1924
Stockholm, Sweden
DiedApril 11, 2001(2001-04-11) (aged 76)
Mexico
Occupation(s)Stunt performer, Bullfighter, Actor
Known forCar stunts
SpouseLars Wahlquist
ChildrenChristina Sabine Maud von Rosen, Johan Wahlquist

Agnes von Rosen (September 8, 1924 – April 4, 2001) was a Swedish aristocrat, bullfighter, and stunt performer. She spent most of her later years in Mexico.

Life

Agnes von Rosen, the daughter of Gustaf-Fredrik von Rosen, sometime military attaché to the Swedish embassy in London, was born on 8 September 1924.[1] Graduating in physiotherapy at Lund University, Sweden, she acted in French and Italian films and had toured in shows throughout America as a bullfighter. She was also related to the House of Bernadotte, Sweden's Royal Family.[2]

According to The Australian Women's Weekly, she became interested in bullfighting after seeing a newsreel of a woman fighting bulls on horseback when she was 12.[3] After marrying Lars Wahlquist, she moved to Mexico to pursue her dreams of becoming a bullfighter.[4] She divorced Lars in 1949. By this time, she was the mother of Christina Sabine Maud von Rosen and Johan Wahlquist.[1]

In September 1955, the 'Hell Drivers' opened their ‘Hollywood Tournament of Thrills’ at the Sydney Showground. This 'tournament' brought together some of the world's greatest stunt drivers for a night of thrills and spills during which they performed over 22 different stunts.[3] One of these stunts was done by Agnes von Rosen, who was pulled behind one of the cars as it hurtled through a wall of flames.[4]

Agnes von Rosen died in Mexico on 11 April 2001 aged 76.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Countess Agnes Elsa Clara Lilian Maud von Rosen, online biography
  2. ↑ It seems to me (1955, September 28). The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), p. 26. Retrieved April 8, 2019
  3. 1 2 'Car-crashing Countess', The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), 21 September, p. 26., viewed 29 Apr 2020
  4. 1 2 On the grapevine Hats off to singing giants (1955, October 29). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 5 (The Argus WEEKENDER). Retrieved April 29, 2020
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