| Emily Gerdes | |
| Birth Date: | December 29, 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Jefferson, Kansas, US |
| Death Date: | September 17, 1974 (aged 83) |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1917–1940 |
Emily Gerdes (sometimes credited as Emma Gerdes) was an American character actress active primarily during Hollywood's silent era.[1]
Emily was born in Jefferson, Kansas, to Herman Gerdes (a veterinarian) and Mary Ellen Glaze.[2] The family soon moved to Missouri and then Arizona before later settling in Glendale, California. Her parents later divorced.[3] In Los Angeles, Emily began appearing in films; her first known credit was in 1917's Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.[4]