Actor info
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Name :
Nance O'Neil
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Born :
October 6, 1874 in Oakland, California, USA (90 years at death)
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Died :
February 7, 1965
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Female
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Film career :
29 films (1913–1939)
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Also known as :
Gertrude Lamson, Nancy O'Neil
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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".
Notable films
- Westward Passage (1932) as Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
- Cimarron (1931) as Felice Venable
- Ladies of Leisure (1930) as Mrs. Strong
- The Toilers (1916) as Jane Brett
- Princess Romanoff (1915) as Princess Fedora Romanoff
