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name: "Gerda Nielsen"
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born: "20 July 1935"
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# Gerda Nielsen

Actor. Born 20 July 1935 in Copenhagen.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 July 1935, Copenhagen

## 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.

*Sources: imdb.com, danskefilm.dk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ordet* (1955), Fi1m 86, as Anne Petersen (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/ordet.md)

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