Emily Gerdes (sometimes credited as Emma Gerdes) was an American character actress active primarily during Hollywood's silent era.

Biography

Emily was born in Jefferson, Kansas, to Herman Gerdes (a veterinarian) and Mary Ellen Glaze. The family soon moved to Missouri and then Arizona before later settling in Glendale, California. Her parents later divorced. In Los Angeles, Emily began appearing in films; her first known credit was in 1917's ''

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Selected filmography

* ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917) * '' A Lady's Name'' (1918) * '' How Could You, Jean?'' (1918) * ''Puppy Love'' (1919) * '' Bell Boy 13'' (1923) * ''Dynamite Dan'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' Heir-Loons'' (1925) * ''Ella Cinders'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness'' (1926) *

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(1927) * '' Banjo on My Knee'' (1936) * ''

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References

American film actresses 1890 births 1974 deaths Actresses from Kansas 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub