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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Dr. Thelma Winter
Wanted, A Mother (1918)
Movie
Christine
The Brand of Satan (1917)
Movie
Doris Leighton
The Family Honor (1917)
Movie
Queen Vesta
The Gilded Cage (1916)
Movie
Mrs. Prescott
Husband and Wife (1916)
Movie
Anna Dalton
The Chain Invisible (1916)
Movie
Actress
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket (1915)
Movie
Actress
The Ambition of the Baron (1915)
Movie
His Sweetheart
At the End of a Perfect Day (1915)
Movie
Rhoda Melcher - Jim's Wife
By a Strange Road (1915)
Movie
Mrs. Arnold Cummins
The Way of the Woman (1914)
Movie
The Young Widow
The Fable of the Husband Who Showed Up and Did His Duty (1914)
Movie
Mrs. Trenwith
Mrs. Trenwith Comes Home (1914)
Movie
Actress
The Prevailing Craze (1914)
Movie
Wife, Episode #1, The Household Comedian
Three Boiled Down Fables (1914)
Movie
Alice Sloane
Mother o' Dreams (1914)
Movie
Nellie - the Cook
The Fable of the Family That Did Too Much For Nellie (1914)
Movie
The Older Woman
The Verdict (1914)
Movie
Clara
The Fable of The Adult Girl Who Got Busy (1914)
Movie
Huxley's Grandson's Wife
At the Foot of the Hill (1914)
Movie
Celia - the Wife
The Little 'He and She' (1914)
Movie
Grace - the Rival
An Angel Unaware (1914)
Movie
Actress
Yarn a-Tangle (1914)
Movie
Rene's Wife
Pierre, of the North (1914)
Movie
Maid Marian
Robin Hood (1913)
Movie
The Duchess
Moths (1913)
Movie
Actress
Little Dorrit (1913)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1891-04-02
Deathday1943-10-11 (52 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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