Gerda Wrede

Gerda Helena Wrede-Paischeff (26 November 1896 – 17 November 1967), better known as Gerda Wrede, was a Finnish actor and speech therapist.[1]

Born in Piikkiö, Gerda Wrede attended the Swedish Theatre's acting school in Helsinki between 1914 and 1916. After finishing her training, she worked at the theatre as an actor until 1921, and then again from 1927 to 1928. In 1931, she became the acting director of the school, and was promoted to the position of rector in 1941, a position she held until 1966. For a period she was also the theatre's stage manager and from 1954 to 1959 she was its deputy director.[1]

Wrede also worked as a director on several Shakespeare productions, including Hamlet, which the theatre performed at Kronborg Castle in Denmark in 1947.[1] The following year, her production of Hamlet was performed as a guest performance at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, Sweden.[2]

She was the aunt of the film and theatre director Caspar Wrede.[3]

Wrede received the Pro Finlandia Medal in 1954.[4]

References

1. "Wrede Gerda". Uppslagsverket Finland (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
2. Löthberg, Erika (2009). Var tid har sin Hamlet (PDF) (Thesis) (in Swedish). Linköping University.
3. John Sundholm, ed. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. et al. Scarecrow Press. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-8108-7899-0.
4. "Suomen Leijonan Pro Finlandia -mitalin saajat 1945-2015". Ritarikuntien kanslia (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2016.