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.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, 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.[citation needed] 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
edit- The Family Honor (1917)
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Robin Hood | Marian | Silent film starring William Russell | [8] |
| 1915 | The Ambition of the Baron | |||
| 1915 | The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket | |||
| 1916 | The Gilded Cage | Queen Vesta | [9] | |
| 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 | [10] | |
| 1917 | The Man Who Forgot | The woman, also known as Mary Leslie | [11] | |
| 1917 | The Iron Ring | Bess Hulette | [12] | |
| 1917 | A Hungry Heart | Louis Bregard | [13] |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Gerda Holmes (World)". Cumberland Evening Times. Maryland, Cumberland. November 23, 1916. p. 11. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Morrisson, Mark S. (2001). 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.
- ^ "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.