Octavia Handworth
December 24, 1887 (137 years old) in New York City, New York
Octavia Handworth (December 24, 1887 – October 3, 1978) was an American actress of Danish heritage during the silent film era. She was born Octavia Boas and was married to Harry Handworth (1878/or1882-1916) an actor, producer and film director who headed Excelsior Feature Film Co. and Gordon De Main(1886–1954) an actor. Most of her career was appearing in short films i.e. for Pathe, then Lubin however she made half a dozen feature films.
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- 1921 ·Footlightsas Etta
- 1915 ·The Great Rubyas Countess Mirtza Charkoff
- 1914 ·The Toll of Mammonas Mrs. Wright
- 1913 ·The Eye of a Godas Eleanor Brockway
- 1911 ·The Lost Necklaceas The Laundress