Nance O'Neil
October 6, 1874 (150 years old) in 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".
Known For
Credits
- 1939 ·A Criminal at Largeas Lady Lebanon
- 1932 ·False Facesas Mrs. Finn
- 1932 ·Westward Passageas Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
- 1931 ·Secret Serviceas Mrs. Varney
- 1931 ·Their Mad Momentas Grand Mere
- 1931 ·A Woman of Experienceas Countess Runyi
- 1931 ·Transgressionas Honora 'Nora' Maury
- 1931 ·The Good Bad Girlas Mrs. Henderson
- 1931 ·Resurrectionas Princess Marya
- 1931 ·Cimarronas Felice Venable
- 1931 ·The Royal Bedas Martha, the Queen
- 1930 ·The Eyes of the Worldas Myra Willard
- 1930 ·Call of the Fleshas Mother Superior
- 1930 ·The Florodora Girlas Mrs. Vibart
- 1930 ·The Lady of Scandalas Lady Trench
- 1930 ·Ladies of Leisureas Mrs. Strong
- 1930 ·The Rogue Songas Princess Alexandra
- 1929 ·His Glorious Nightas Eugenie
- 1918 ·The Fall of the Romanoffsas Czarina Alexandra
- 1917 ·Hedda Gableras
- 1917 ·Mrs. Balfameas Mrs. Balfame
- 1917 ·The Seventh Sinas Alma
- 1917 ·Seven Deadly Sins: Greedas
- 1916 ·The Iron Womanas Sarah Maitland
- 1916 ·The Witchas Zora Fernandez
- 1915 ·Kreutzer Sonataas Miriam Friedlander
- 1913 ·The Count of Monte Cristoas Mercedes