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Gerda Lundequist

Gerda Lundequist
  • Name: Gerda Lundequist
  • Birthday: 1871-02-13
  • Also known as: Gerda Carola Cecilia Lundequist,Gerda Lundeqvist
  • Place of birth: Stockholm, Sweden
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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... Read More

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Giftas   as  H.R.H. 1955-09-19
Den långa vägen 1947-01-01
Onsdagsväninnan   as  Mathilde Hallencreutz 1946-05-17
Count Only the Happy Moments   as  Mrs. Branzell 1944-08-08
Stora famnen 1940-08-13
One Night   as  Madame Beckius 1931-09-13
The Saga of Gösta Berling   as  Majorskan; Margaretha Samzelius 1924-03-09