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.

[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.

The cover of the December 1916 issue of The Masses magazine featured a "stylish and very modern" portrait of Holmes by Frank Walts.