Lulu
Lulu, fictional character, an amoral femme fatale who is the protagonist of German dramatist Frank Wedekind’s plays Der Erdgeist (1895; Earth Spirit) and Die Büchse der Pandora (1904; Pandora’s Box).
German director G.W. Pabst’s silent film of Die Büchse der Pandora (1929), starring the American actress Louise Brooks, was based on both of Wedekind’s plays. The 20th-century Austrian composer Alban Berg also used the character and thematic material from Wedekind’s plays in his opera Lulu (1937).
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
Citation Information
Article Title:
Lulu
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
11 February 2011
Access Date:
November 14, 2026