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".
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".
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Filmography (Movies)
A Criminal at Large
Character:Lady Lebanon
Release Date:17/11/1939
False Faces
Character:Mrs. Finn
Release Date:12/10/1932
Westward Passage
Character:Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
Release Date:27/05/1932
Secret Service
Character:Mrs. Varney
Release Date:14/11/1931
Their Mad Moment
Character:Grand Mere
Release Date:12/07/1931
A Woman of Experience
Character:Countess Runyi
Release Date:08/07/1931
Transgression
Character:Honora 'Nora' Maury
Release Date:27/06/1931
The Good Bad Girl
Character:Mrs. Henderson
Release Date:20/05/1931
Resurrection
Character:Princess Marya
Release Date:27/01/1931
Cimarron
Character:Felice Venable
Release Date:26/01/1931
The Royal Bed
Character:Martha, the Queen
Release Date:15/01/1931
The Eyes of the World
Character:Myra Willard
Release Date:30/08/1930
Call of the Flesh
Character:Mother Superior
Release Date:16/08/1930
The Florodora Girl
Character:Mrs. Vibart
Release Date:31/05/1930
The Lady of Scandal
Character:Lady Trench
Release Date:24/05/1930
Ladies of Leisure
Character:Mrs. Strong
Release Date:05/04/1930
The Rogue Song
Character:Princess Alexandra
Release Date:17/01/1930
His Glorious Night
Character:Eugenie
Release Date:28/09/1929
The Fall of the Romanoffs
Character:Czarina Alexandra
Release Date:01/01/1918
Hedda Gabler
Character:
Release Date:07/05/1917
Mrs. Balfame
Character:Mrs. Balfame
Release Date:09/04/1917
The Seventh Sin
Character:Alma
Release Date:17/03/1917
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
Character:
Release Date:12/02/1917
The Iron Woman
Character:Sarah Maitland
Release Date:02/10/1916
The Toilers
Character:Jane Brett
Release Date:05/06/1916
The Witch
Character:Zora Fernandez
Release Date:27/02/1916
Princess Romanoff
Character:Princess Fedora Romanoff
Release Date:17/05/1915
Kreutzer Sonata
Character:Miriam Friedlander
Release Date:01/03/1915
The Count of Monte Cristo
Character:Mercedes
Release Date:01/11/1913
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