Nance O'Neil
Oct 06, 1874 - Feb 07, 1965 (90 years old) in Oakland, California, USA
Nance O'Neil, born Gertrude Lamson, was an American stage and screen actress. When she decided to become an actress, her religious father, George Lamson, an auctioneer, denounced his daughter in church for going on the stage and asked the congregation to pray for her. O'Neil's first performance in a professional production was in the role of a nun in Sarah at the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco on October 16, 1893. At the height of her career, she was promoted on theatre bills and in period trade publications and newspapers as the "American Sarah Bernhardt".
Known For
The Royal Bed
Martha, the Queen
Cimarron
Felice Venable
Ladies of Leisure
Mrs. Strong
A Woman of Experience
Countess Runyi
The Rogue Song
Princess Alexandra
False Faces
Mrs. Finn
Westward Passage
Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
The Florodora Girl
Mrs. Vibart
Kreutzer Sonata
Miriam Friedlander
The Good Bad Girl
Mrs. Henderson
Credits
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A Criminal at Large 1939Lady Lebanon★ NR -
False Faces 1932Mrs. Finn★ 4.3 -
Westward Passage 1932Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Secret Service 1931Mrs. Varney★ 6 -
Their Mad Moment 1931Grand Mere★ 5 -
Countess Runyi★ 5.2 -
Transgression 1931Honora 'Nora' Maury★ 4 -
The Good Bad Girl 1931Mrs. Henderson★ 5.5 -
Resurrection 1931Princess Marya★ 6 -
Cimarron 1931Felice Venable★ 5.6 -
The Royal Bed 1931Martha, the Queen★ 4.4 -
Myra Willard★ NR -
Call of the Flesh 1930Mother Superior★ 4.5 -
The Florodora Girl 1930Mrs. Vibart★ 5 -
The Lady of Scandal 1930Lady Trench★ 5.1 -
Ladies of Leisure 1930Mrs. Strong★ 6 -
The Rogue Song 1930Princess Alexandra★ 5.8 -
His Glorious Night 1929Eugenie★ NR -
Czarina Alexandra★ NR -
Hedda Gabler 1917★ NR -
Mrs. Balfame 1917Mrs. Balfame★ NR -
The Seventh Sin 1917Alma★ NR -
★ NR
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The Iron Woman 1916Sarah Maitland★ NR -
The Witch 1916Zora Fernandez★ NR -
Kreutzer Sonata 1915Miriam Friedlander★ 3.5 -
Mercedes★ 4
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