Nance O'Neil
Known for: Acting
Born: October 5, 1874 in Oakland, California, USA - Died: February 6, 1965
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
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The Eyes of the World
Myra Willard
Cimarron
Felice Venable
The Fall of the Romanoffs
Czarina Alexandra
Ladies of Leisure
Mrs. Strong
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
The Seventh Sin
Alma
Mrs. Balfame
Mrs. Balfame
Secret Service
Mrs. Varney
The Lady of Scandal
Lady Trench
The Good Bad Girl
Mrs. Henderson
Call of the Flesh
Mother Superior
The Florodora Girl
Mrs. Vibart
Transgression
Honora 'Nora' Maury
The Iron Woman
Sarah Maitland
His Glorious Night
Eugenie
The Rogue Song
Princess Alexandra
False Faces
Mrs. Finn
The Count of Monte Cristo
Mercedes
Westward Passage
Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
A Woman of Experience
Countess Runyi
The Witch
Zora Fernandez
Their Mad Moment
Grand Mere
The Royal Bed
Martha, the Queen
Resurrection
Princess Marya