Emily Gerdes


Emily Gerdes was an American character actress active primarily during Hollywood's silent era.

Biography

Gerdes was born near Independence, Kansas, to Herman Eden Gerdes 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, Gerdes began appearing in films; her first known credit was in 1917's Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.

Selected filmography