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
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[6]
1915The Ambition of the Baron
1915The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
1916The Gilded CageQueen Vesta[7]
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[8]
1917The Man Who ForgotThe woman, also known as Mary Leslie[9]
1917The Iron RingBess Hulette[10]
1917A Hungry HeartLouis Bregard[11]

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. "Robin Hood (1913)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  7. "The Gilded Cage (1916)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  8. "The Chain Invisible (1916)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  9. "The Man Who Forgot (1917)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  10. "The Iron Ring (1917)". American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films: The First 100 Years (1893-1993). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  11. "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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