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Gerda Lundequist

Gerda Lundequist

Known for

Acting

Born

February 13, 1871

Birthplace

Stockholm, Sweden

Died

October 23, 1959 (aged 88)

Biography

Gerda Carola Cecilia Lundequist (Swedish pronunciation: [ˌjæːˈɖa ˌlɵndɛˈkvɪst] - 14 February 1871 – 23 October 1959) was a Swedish stage actress, an Ibsen and Strindberg-thespian that in her time was known throughout Scandinavia as "The Swedish Sarah Bernhardt".

Lundequist was considered one of Scandinavia's leading tragediennes and dramatic stage actresses, and she originated many leading female parts in plays by Ibsen and Strindberg. She had a 60-year-long career as a professional actress (with debut 1889) before she made her last performance in 1949, as Julia Hylténius in the successful staging of the comedy The Barons Will by Hjalmar Bergman. She studied at The Royal Dramatic Theatre's...

Best known work

The Saga of Gösta Berling

The Saga of Gösta Berling

1924
Count Only the Happy Moments

Count Only the Happy Moments

1944
One Night

One Night

1931
Stora famnen

Stora famnen

1940
Onsdagsväninnan

Onsdagsväninnan

1946
Giftas

Giftas

1955
Den långa vägen

Den långa vägen

1947

Filmography

  1. 1955

    Giftas

    as H.R.H.

  2. 1947

  3. 1946

    Onsdagsväninnan

    as Mathilde Hallencreutz

  4. 1944

  5. 1940

  6. 1931

    One Night

    as Madame Beckius

  7. 1924

    The Saga of Gösta Berling

    as Margaretha Samzelius (the mayor's wife)

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