About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1874-10-06
Place of birth:
Oakland, California, USA
Website:
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Nance O'Neil

Overview

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

Acting
1939 A Criminal at Large Actor Lady Lebanon N/A
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1932 False Faces Actor Mrs. Finn 58
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1932 Westward Passage Actor Mrs. von Stael (uncredited) 59
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1931 Secret Service Actor Mrs. Varney 59
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1931 Their Mad Moment Actor Grand Mere 58
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1931 A Woman of Experience Actor Countess Runyi 59
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1931 Transgression Actor Honora 'Nora' Maury 58
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1931 The Good Bad Girl Actor Mrs. Henderson 59
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1931 Resurrection Actor Princess Marya 59
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1931 Cimarron Actor Felice Venable 58
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1931 The Royal Bed Actor Martha, the Queen 58
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1930 The Eyes of the World Actor Myra Willard N/A
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1930 Call of the Flesh Actor Mother Superior 58
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1930 The Florodora Girl Actor Mrs. Vibart 59
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1930 The Lady of Scandal Actor Lady Trench 58
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1930 Ladies of Leisure Actor Mrs. Strong 59
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1930 The Rogue Song Actor Princess Alexandra 58
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1929 His Glorious Night Actor Eugenie N/A
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1918 The Fall of the Romanoffs Actor Czarina Alexandra N/A
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1917 Hedda Gabler Actor N/A
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1917 Mrs. Balfame Actor Mrs. Balfame N/A
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1917 The Seventh Sin Actor Alma N/A
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1917 Seven Deadly Sins: Greed Actor N/A
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1916 The Iron Woman Actor Sarah Maitland N/A
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1916 The Witch Actor Zora Fernandez N/A
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1915 Kreutzer Sonata Actor Miriam Friedlander 58
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1913 The Count of Monte Cristo Actor Mercedes 58
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