Biography
Gerda Holmes, née Gerda Helen Elfrida Henius (April 2, 1891 – October 11, 1943), was an actress during the silent film era and in theater. She had major roles in numerous films including The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket (1915) and The Iron Ring (1917) with Arthur Ashley.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Holmes was Danish. Her grandfather managed the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen for more than two decades, and her father was a doctor in Chicago. She studied music in Denmark and began performing on stage there at about age 14. Her first marriage was to Rapley Holmes.
The cover of the December 1916 issue of The Masses magazine featured a "stylish and very modern" portrait of Holmes by Frank Walts.
Filmography
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Movies 27
Wanted, A Mother (1918)
The Brand of Satan (1917)
The Family Honor (1917)
The Gilded Cage (1916)
Husband and Wife (1916)
The Chain Invisible (1916)
At the End of a Perfect Day (1915)
By a Strange Road (1915)
The Way of the Woman (1914)
Mrs. Trenwith Comes Home (1914)
Three Boiled Down Fables (1914)
Mother o' Dreams (1914)
The Fable of the Family That Did Too Much For Nellie (1914)
The Verdict (1914)
At the Foot of the Hill (1914)
The Little 'He and She' (1914)
An Angel Unaware (1914)
Yarn a-Tangle (1914)
Pierre, of the North (1914)
Robin Hood (1913)
Moths (1913)
Little Dorrit (1913)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1891-04-02
Deathday1943-10-11 (52 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
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