Gerda Gilboe (5 July 1914 â€" 11 April 2009) was a Danish actress and
singer. She appeared in 18 films between 1943 and 2003.Gilboe was born
in 1914. She was the daughter of a blacksmith, Gilboe started her
career in musical theatre and operas in Aarhus before she moved to
Copenhagen to work at different theatres. Her national breakthrough
came, when she accepted the role as Eliza in My Fair Lady at Falkoner
Teatret at short notice in 1960. Although she was then in her mid-40s
and had only five days to learn the part, the production was a huge
success.In the following years she took on more and more non-singing
roles, and besides her theatre career she took a degree in rhetoric.
Later in her life she started teaching rhetoric and drama. She
appeared in several films, receiving particular acclaim for her
appearance as Esther in Carlo & Esther, a 1994 film. She plays a woman
in her 70s who catches the attention of Carlo who has a wife with
Alzheimer's disease. Rides on his motorbike lead to an affair.
singer. She appeared in 18 films between 1943 and 2003.Gilboe was born
in 1914. She was the daughter of a blacksmith, Gilboe started her
career in musical theatre and operas in Aarhus before she moved to
Copenhagen to work at different theatres. Her national breakthrough
came, when she accepted the role as Eliza in My Fair Lady at Falkoner
Teatret at short notice in 1960. Although she was then in her mid-40s
and had only five days to learn the part, the production was a huge
success.In the following years she took on more and more non-singing
roles, and besides her theatre career she took a degree in rhetoric.
Later in her life she started teaching rhetoric and drama. She
appeared in several films, receiving particular acclaim for her
appearance as Esther in Carlo & Esther, a 1994 film. She plays a woman
in her 70s who catches the attention of Carlo who has a wife with
Alzheimer's disease. Rides on his motorbike lead to an affair.
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