Ola Ullsten was born on June 23, 1931 in Umeå, Västerbottens län, Sweden. He is known for his work on Kärlekens XYZ (1971), Deng Xiaoping (1997) and Kvällen före dagen efter (1980). He has been married to Louise Beaudoin since 1989. They have four children. He was previously married to Evi Esko.