Nance O'Neil
Known for: Acting
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".
Filmography
Film
Cimarron
Felice Venable
1931
Film
The Toilers
Jane Brett
1916
Film
Westward Passage
Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
1932
Film
Ladies of Leisure
Mrs. Strong
1930
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Princess Romanoff
Princess Fedora Romanoff
1915
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The Florodora Girl
Mrs. Vibart
1930
Film
Hedda Gabler
1917
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The Eyes of the World
Myra Willard
1930
Film
His Glorious Night
Eugenie
1929
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The Good Bad Girl
Mrs. Henderson
1931
Film
A Woman of Experience
Countess Runyi
1931
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The Royal Bed
Martha, the Queen
1931
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Secret Service
Mrs. Varney
1931
Film
False Faces
Mrs. Finn
1932
Film
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917
Film
The Rogue Song
Princess Alexandra
1930
Film
Call of the Flesh
Mother Superior
1930
Film
Their Mad Moment
Grand Mere
1931
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Resurrection
Princess Marya
1931
Film
Kreutzer Sonata
Miriam Friedlander
1915
Film
Transgression
Honora 'Nora' Maury
1931
Film
A Criminal at Large
Lady Lebanon
1939
Film
The Fall of the Romanoffs
Czarina Alexandra
1918
Film
Mrs. Balfame
Mrs. Balfame
1917
Film
The Count of Monte Cristo
Mercedes
1913
Film
The Lady of Scandal
Lady Trench
1930
Film
The Seventh Sin
Alma
1917
Film
The Iron Woman
Sarah Maitland
1916
Film
The Witch
Zora Fernandez
1916