Nance O'Neil
Born October 06, 1874 (Age: 151)
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Oakland, California, USA
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".
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
False Faces
1932
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as Mrs. Finn
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Age: 58
Westward Passage
1932
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as Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Secret Service
1931
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as Mrs. Varney
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Age: 57
Their Mad Moment
1931
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as Grand Mere
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Age: 56
A Woman of Experience
1931
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as Countess Runyi
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Age: 56
Transgression
1931
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as Honora 'Nora' Maury
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Age: 56
The Good Bad Girl
1931
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as Mrs. Henderson
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Age: 56
Resurrection
1931
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as Princess Marya
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Age: 56
Cimarron
1931
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as Felice Venable
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Age: 56
The Royal Bed
1931
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as Martha, the Queen
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Age: 56
The Eyes of the World
1930
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as Myra Willard
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Age: 55
Call of the Flesh
1930
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as Mother Superior
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Age: 55
The Florodora Girl
1930
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as Mrs. Vibart
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Age: 55
The Lady of Scandal
1930
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as Lady Trench
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Age: 55
Ladies of Leisure
1930
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as Mrs. Strong
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Age: 55
The Rogue Song
1930
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as Princess Alexandra
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Age: 55
Princess Romanoff
1915
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as Princess Fedora Romanoff
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Age: 40