Acting
Nance O'Neil
Born October 6, 1874 · Oakland, California, USA · Died February 7, 1965
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
36
5.8
Cimarron
Felice Venable
6.7
Ladies of Leisure
Mrs. Strong
5.9
The Royal Bed
Martha, the Queen
5.8
The Lady of Scandal
Lady Trench
6.0
The Florodora Girl
Mrs. Vibart
5.7
Transgression
Honora 'Nora' Maury
6.5 TMDB
The Rogue Song
Princess Alexandra
5.3
Westward Passage
Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
6.4
False Faces
Mrs. Finn
6.1
A Woman of Experience
Countess Runyi
5.6
The Good Bad Girl
Mrs. Henderson
5.7
The Count of Monte Cristo
Mercedes
5.6
Secret Service
Mrs. Varney
5.5
Call of the Flesh
Mother Superior
6.0
Kreutzer Sonata
Miriam Friedlander
5.5
His Glorious Night
Eugenie
5.2
Their Mad Moment
Grand Mere
5.4
Resurrection
Princess Marya
5.2
The Eyes of the World
Myra Willard
10.0 TMDB
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917 · Movie
Filmography
- 1939A Criminal at LargeLady LebanonMovie
- 1932False FacesMrs. FinnMovie
- 1932Westward PassageMrs. von Stael (uncredited)Movie
- 1931Secret ServiceMrs. VarneyMovie
- 1931Their Mad MomentGrand MereMovie
- 1931A Woman of ExperienceCountess RunyiMovie
- 1931TransgressionHonora 'Nora' MauryMovie
- 1931The Good Bad GirlMrs. HendersonMovie
- 1931ResurrectionPrincess MaryaMovie
- 1931CimarronFelice VenableMovie
- 1931The Royal BedMartha, the QueenMovie
- 1930The Eyes of the WorldMyra WillardMovie
- 1930Call of the FleshMother SuperiorMovie
- 1930The Florodora GirlMrs. VibartMovie
- 1930The Lady of ScandalLady TrenchMovie
- 1930Ladies of LeisureMrs. StrongMovie
- 1930The Rogue SongPrincess AlexandraMovie
- 1929His Glorious NightEugenieMovie
- 1918The Fall of the RomanoffsCzarina AlexandraMovie
- 1917Hedda GablerMovie
- 1917Mrs. BalfameMrs. BalfameMovie
- 1917The Seventh SinAlmaMovie
- 1917Seven Deadly Sins: GreedMovie
- 1916The Iron WomanSarah MaitlandMovie
- 1916The ToilersJane BrettMovie
- 1916The WitchZora FernandezMovie
- 1915Princess RomanoffPrincess Fedora RomanoffMovie
- 1915Kreutzer SonataMiriam FriedlanderMovie
- 1913The Count of Monte CristoMercedesMovie