Nance O'Neil
Known for Acting · 29 credits
- Born
- 1874-10-06
- Died
- 1965-02-07
- Place of birth
- Oakland, California, USA
- Also known as
- Gertrude Lamson · Nancy 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
Movies (29)
Transgression
1931
as Honora 'Nora' Maury
The Witch
1916
as Zora Fernandez
Cimarron
1931
as Felice Venable
Resurrection
1931
as Princess Marya
Ladies of Leisure
1930
as Mrs. Strong
Hedda Gabler
1917
His Glorious Night
1929
as Eugenie
Secret Service
1931
as Mrs. Varney
False Faces
1932
as Mrs. Finn
Mrs. Balfame
1917
as Mrs. Balfame
Their Mad Moment
1931
as Grand Mere
The Rogue Song
1930
as Princess Alexandra
The Florodora Girl
1930
as Mrs. Vibart
Kreutzer Sonata
1915
as Miriam Friedlander
The Good Bad Girl
1931
as Mrs. Henderson
Westward Passage
1932
as Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
A Woman of Experience
1931
as Countess Runyi
The Lady of Scandal
1930
as Lady Trench
The Fall of the Romanoffs
1918
as Czarina Alexandra
The Eyes of the World
1930
as Myra Willard
Call of the Flesh
1930
as Mother Superior
The Royal Bed
1931
as Martha, the Queen
The Count of Monte Cristo
1913
as Mercedes
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917
The Iron Woman
1916
as Sarah Maitland
A Criminal at Large
1939
as Lady Lebanon
The Seventh Sin
1917
as Alma
Princess Romanoff
1915
as Princess Fedora Romanoff
The Toilers
1916
as Jane Brett
About Nance O'Neil
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 S… With 29 credits spanning from 1913 to 1939, Nance O'Neil has appeared in 29 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nance O'Neil Movies
- Transgression (1931) — as Honora 'Nora' Maury
- The Witch (1916) — as Zora Fernandez
- Cimarron (1931) — as Felice Venable
- Resurrection (1931) — as Princess Marya
- Ladies of Leisure (1930) — as Mrs. Strong
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