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Gerda Carola Cecilia Lundequist
Gerda Lundeqvist
Gerda Lundequist actress
Gerda Lundequist
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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 Scandinavias 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 Theatres 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 Ibsens A Dolls House and in 1897 the role of Ella Rentheim in Ibsens John Gabriel Borkman.(Wikipedia)
