Gerda Holmes
Gerda Holmes, née Gerda Helen Elfrida Henius (April 2, 1891[1] – October 11, 1943), was an actress during the silent film era and in theater.[2][3][4] 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.
She was Danish[5] and her father was a doctor in Chicago. Her first marriage was to Rapley Holmes.
Selected filmography
- The Family Honor (1917)
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
1913 | Robin Hood | Marian | Silent film starring William Russell | [6] |
1915 | The Ambition of the Baron | |||
1915 | The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket | |||
1916 | The Gilded Cage | Queen Vesta | [7] | |
1916 | Friday the 13th | Beulah Sands | ||
1916 | His One Big Chance | Starring Willard Mack and Clara Whipple | ||
1916 | Husband and Wife | Starring Ethel Clayton and Holbrook Blinn | ||
1916 | The Chain Invisible | Anne Dalton | [8] | |
1917 | The Man Who Forgot | The woman, also known as Mary Leslie | [9] | |
1917 | The Iron Ring | Bess Hulette | [10] | |
1917 | A Hungry Heart | Louis Bregard | [11] | |
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References
- Heiberg, Gert Falch. Slaegten Heiberg (PDF). p. 117.
- "Movie Pictorial, July-August 1914" – via Internet Archive.
- Chalmers Publishing Company (2 January 2019). "Moving Picture World (Oct 1915)". New York, Chalmers Publishing Company – via Internet Archive.
- Wollstein, Hans J. (1994). Strangers in Hollywood: The history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II. ISBN 9780810829381.
- "Calisphere: Gerda Holmes". Calisphere.
- "Robin Hood (1913)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "The Gilded Cage (1916)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "The Chain Invisible (1916)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "The Man Who Forgot (1917)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "The Iron Ring (1917)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- "A Hungry Heart (1917)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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