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.

Holmes was Danish[5] Her grandfather managed the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen for more than two decades,[6] and her father was a doctor in Chicago. She studied music in Denmark and began performing on stage there at about age 14.[6] 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.[7]

Selected filmography
With Arthur Ashley in The Iron Ring (1917)
List of acting performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes Source
1913Robin HoodMarianSilent film starring William Russell[8]
1915The Ambition of the Baron
1915The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
1916The Gilded CageQueen Vesta[9]
1916Friday the 13thBeulah Sands
1916His One Big ChanceStarring Willard Mack and Clara Whipple
1916Husband and WifeStarring Ethel Clayton and Holbrook Blinn
1916The Chain InvisibleAnne Dalton[10]
1917The Man Who ForgotThe woman, also known as Mary Leslie[11]
1917The Iron RingBess Hulette[12]
1917A Hungry HeartLouis Bregard[13]

References
  1. Heiberg, Gert Falch. Slaegten Heiberg (PDF). p. 117.
  2. "Movie Pictorial, July-August 1914" – via Internet Archive.
  3. Chalmers Publishing Company (2 January 2019). "Moving Picture World (Oct 1915)". New York, Chalmers Publishing Company – via Internet Archive.
  4. Wollstein, Hans J. (1994). Strangers in Hollywood: The history of Scandinavian actors in American films from 1910 to World War II. ISBN 9780810829381.
  5. "Calisphere: Gerda Holmes". Calisphere.
  6. "Gerda Holmes (World)". Cumberland Evening Times. Maryland, Cumberland. November 23, 1916. p. 11. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via ProQuest.
  7. Morrisson, Mark S. The Public Face of Modernism: Little Magazines, Audiences, and Reception, 1905-1920. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-299-16924-4. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  8. "Robin Hood (1913)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  9. "The Gilded Cage (1916)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  10. "The Chain Invisible (1916)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  11. "The Man Who Forgot (1917)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  12. "The Iron Ring (1917)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  13. "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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