Nance O'Neil
Acting
1874-10-06 · Oakland, California, USA
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".
Filmography(29)
movieA Criminal at Large
as Lady Lebanon · 1939 · 0.0
movieFalse Faces
as Mrs. Finn · 1932 · 4.4
movieWestward Passage
as Mrs. von Stael (uncredited) · 1932 · 6.3
movieSecret Service
as Mrs. Varney · 1931 · 6.7
movieTheir Mad Moment
as Grand Mere · 1931 · 7.5
movieA Woman of Experience
as Countess Runyi · 1931 · 6.2
movieTransgression
as Honora 'Nora' Maury · 1931 · 4.3
movieThe Good Bad Girl
as Mrs. Henderson · 1931 · 6.5
movieResurrection
as Princess Marya · 1931 · 6.5
movieCimarron
as Felice Venable · 1931 · 5.6
movieThe Royal Bed
as Martha, the Queen · 1931 · 4.3
movieThe Eyes of the World
as Myra Willard · 1930 · 9.0
movieCall of the Flesh
as Mother Superior · 1930 · 5.7
movieThe Florodora Girl
as Mrs. Vibart · 1930 · 5.5
movieThe Lady of Scandal
as Lady Trench · 1930 · 5.5
movieLadies of Leisure
as Mrs. Strong · 1930 · 6.2
movieThe Rogue Song
as Princess Alexandra · 1930 · 6.5
movieHis Glorious Night
as Eugenie · 1929 · 8.0
movieThe Fall of the Romanoffs
as Czarina Alexandra · 1918 · 0.0
movieHedda Gabler
as · 1917 · 10.0
movieMrs. Balfame
as Mrs. Balfame · 1917 · 0.0
movieThe Seventh Sin
as Alma · 1917 · 7.0
movieSeven Deadly Sins: Greed
as · 1917 · 10.0
movieThe Iron Woman
as Sarah Maitland · 1916 · 0.0