Biography
Gerda Nielsen is a Danish actor. She appeared uncredited as Anne Petersen in Carl Theodor Dreyer's film Ordet (1955).
Born in Copenhagen in 1935, Nielsen was studying to become a teacher when she was cast in the film after Dreyer noticed her working as a maid. She has no other screen credits. Nielsen later worked as a teacher for many years, including at schools in Copenhagen and Ribe, and contributed to the introduction of film studies in Danish education.
