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Nance O'Neil

6th October 1874 Oakland, California, USA Acting

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".

29 Movies 0 TV Shows 29 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

A Criminal at Large poster

A Criminal at Large 17th November 1939 as Lady Lebanon

False Faces poster

False Faces 12th October 1932 as Mrs. Finn

Westward Passage poster

Westward Passage 27th May 1932 as Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)

Secret Service poster

Secret Service 14th November 1931 as Mrs. Varney

Their Mad Moment poster

Their Mad Moment 12th July 1931 as Grand Mere

A Woman of Experience poster

A Woman of Experience 8th July 1931 as Countess Runyi

Transgression poster

Transgression 27th June 1931 as Honora 'Nora' Maury

The Good Bad Girl poster

The Good Bad Girl 20th May 1931 as Mrs. Henderson

Resurrection poster

Resurrection 27th January 1931 as Princess Marya

Cimarron poster

Cimarron 26th January 1931 as Felice Venable

The Royal Bed poster

The Royal Bed 15th January 1931 as Martha, the Queen

The Eyes of the World poster

The Eyes of the World 30th August 1930 as Myra Willard

Call of the Flesh poster

Call of the Flesh 16th August 1930 as Mother Superior

The Florodora Girl poster

The Florodora Girl 31st May 1930 as Mrs. Vibart

The Lady of Scandal poster

The Lady of Scandal 24th May 1930 as Lady Trench

Ladies of Leisure poster

Ladies of Leisure 5th April 1930 as Mrs. Strong

The Rogue Song poster

The Rogue Song 17th January 1930 as Princess Alexandra

His Glorious Night poster

His Glorious Night 28th September 1929 as Eugenie

The Fall of the Romanoffs poster

The Fall of the Romanoffs 1st January 1918 as Czarina Alexandra

Hedda Gabler poster

Hedda Gabler 7th May 1917

Mrs. Balfame poster

Mrs. Balfame 9th April 1917 as Mrs. Balfame

The Seventh Sin poster

The Seventh Sin 17th March 1917 as Alma

Seven Deadly Sins: Greed poster

Seven Deadly Sins: Greed 12th February 1917

The Iron Woman poster

The Iron Woman 2nd October 1916 as Sarah Maitland

The Toilers poster

The Toilers 5th June 1916 as Jane Brett

The Witch poster

The Witch 27th February 1916 as Zora Fernandez

Princess Romanoff poster

Princess Romanoff 17th May 1915 as Princess Fedora Romanoff

Kreutzer Sonata poster

Kreutzer Sonata 1st March 1915 as Miriam Friedlander

The Count of Monte Cristo poster

The Count of Monte Cristo 1st November 1913 as Mercedes

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