Acting
Nance O'Neil
EN cinema · 29 credits
Born
6 October 1874
Died
7 February 1965 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Oakland, California, USA
Also known as Gertrude Lamson · Nancy 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 Sarah Bernhardt".
Known for
Filmography
A Criminal at Large
as Lady Lebanon
False Faces
as Mrs. Finn
Westward Passage
as Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
Cimarron
as Felice Venable
Secret Service
as Mrs. Varney
The Good Bad Girl
as Mrs. Henderson
Transgression
as Honora 'Nora' Maury
A Woman of Experience
as Countess Runyi
Their Mad Moment
as Grand Mere
The Royal Bed
as Martha, the Queen
Resurrection
as Princess Marya
The Eyes of the World
as Myra Willard
Ladies of Leisure
as Mrs. Strong
The Lady of Scandal
as Lady Trench
Call of the Flesh
as Mother Superior
The Florodora Girl
as Mrs. Vibart
The Rogue Song
as Princess Alexandra
His Glorious Night
as Eugenie
The Fall of the Romanoffs
as Czarina Alexandra
The Seventh Sin
as Alma
Mrs. Balfame
as Mrs. Balfame
The Iron Woman
as Sarah Maitland
The Witch
as Zora Fernandez
The Toilers
as Jane Brett
Kreutzer Sonata
as Miriam Friedlander
Princess Romanoff
as Princess Fedora Romanoff
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Mercedes