Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 6, 1874
Place of Birth:
Oakland, California, USA
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Nance O'Neil
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | A Criminal at Large | Lady Lebanon |
| 1932 | False Faces | Mrs. Finn |
| 1932 | Westward Passage | Mrs. von Stael (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Cimarron | Felice Venable |
| 1931 | Secret Service | Mrs. Varney |
| 1931 | The Good Bad Girl | Mrs. Henderson |
| 1931 | Transgression | Honora 'Nora' Maury |
| 1931 | A Woman of Experience | Countess Runyi |
| 1931 | Their Mad Moment | Grand Mere |
| 1931 | The Royal Bed | Martha, the Queen |
| 1931 | Resurrection | Princess Marya |
| 1930 | The Eyes of the World | Myra Willard |
| 1930 | Ladies of Leisure | Mrs. Strong |
| 1930 | The Lady of Scandal | Lady Trench |
| 1930 | Call of the Flesh | Mother Superior |
| 1930 | The Florodora Girl | Mrs. Vibart |
| 1930 | The Rogue Song | Princess Alexandra |
| 1929 | His Glorious Night | Eugenie |
| 1918 | The Fall of the Romanoffs | Czarina Alexandra |
| 1917 | Seven Deadly Sins: Greed | |
| 1917 | The Seventh Sin | Alma |
| 1917 | Mrs. Balfame | Mrs. Balfame |
| 1917 | Hedda Gabler | |
| 1916 | The Iron Woman | Sarah Maitland |
| 1916 | The Witch | Zora Fernandez |
| 1915 | Kreutzer Sonata | Miriam Friedlander |
| 1913 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Mercedes |
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