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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 Lundequist. Actress: The Saga of Gösta Berling. Legendary Swedish dramatic stage actress and tragedienne: The brilliant Gerda Lundequist is considered as one of Scandinavian theatre's most important modern female pioneers of the early 1900s stage.
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- Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stockholm, Sweden
Gerda Carola Cecilia Lundequist, ursprungligen Lundqvist, [ 1] född 4 februari 1871 i Stockholm, död 23 oktober 1959 i Stockholm, var en svensk skådespelare. Lundequist var Skandinaviens stora tragedienne och dramatiska skådespelerska vid förra sekelskiftet.
Actor, director, teacher. Gerda Lundequist was considered the greatest star of the Swedish acting scene around the turn of the twentieth century. She has been likened to the great Sarah Bernhardt. Gerda Lundequist was also a director, a theatre manager, a teacher of stage movement, and a lecturer.
- February 4, 1871
- October 23, 1959
Swedish actress . Born in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1871; died in 1959; graduate of the Stockholm Academy of Music. Called the "Swedish Bernhardt," actress Gerda Lundequist studied drama at the Stockholm Academy of Music and made her debut in 1889, in Strindberg's Mäster Olof.
Gerda Lundequist. Actress: The Saga of Gösta Berling. Legendary Swedish dramatic stage actress and tragedienne: The brilliant Gerda Lundequist is considered as one of Scandinavian theatre's most important modern female pioneers of the early 1900s stage.
The Saga of Gösta Berling (Swedish: Gösta Berlings saga) is a 1924 Swedish romantic drama film co-written and directed by Mauritz Stiller and released by AB Svensk FAB Svensk Filmindustri, starring Lars Hanson, Gerda Lundequist and Greta Garbo in her domestic film breakthrough.
