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Gerda Lundequist

Stage Actress / Film Actress / Actress | * 02/13/1871 († 88, 10/23/1959) | Stockholm (Sweden)
Gerda Carola Cecilia Lundequist (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjæ̂ːɖa ˈlɵ̂nːdɛˌkvɪst] ; 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". ()

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 acting school 1886-1889 and in 1891 appeared as Queen Gertrude in Hamlet, a performance that established Lundequist at the top. In 1890, she originated the role of Anne-Marie in Ibsen's A Doll's House and in 1897 the role of Ella Rentheim in Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman.(Wikipedia)

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love

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Movies with Gerda Lundequist as Actress(5)

as H.R.H.1955 Giftas
as Mathilde Hallencreutz1946 Onsdagsväninnan
as Madame Beckius1931 One Night
as Majorskan; Margaretha Samzelius1924 The Saga of Gosta Berling

Full Name: Gerda Lundequist
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Monday, 02/13 1871 (February) in Stockholm (Sweden)
Died: Friday, 10/23 1959 (October) in Hedvig Eleonora parish (aged: 88)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Student of: Signe Hebbe
Other names for Gerda Lundequist (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Gerda Carola Cecilia Lundequist"
"Gerda Lundeqvist"
Gerda Lundequist frequently works together with these people:
Jules Sylvain (3x, Crew)
Sture Lagerwall (3x, Actor)
Anita Björk (2x, Actress)
Karin Swanström (2x, Actress)
Anders Henrikson (2x, Actor)
Arne Mattsson (2x, Crew)
Mauritz Stiller (2x, Crew)
Ruth Weijden (2x, Actress)
Gunnar Johansson (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:79693, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 02/26/2024