Nance O'Neil
Known For
Acting
Born
1874-10-06 in Oakland, California, USA
Died
1965-02-07
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".
Most Known For
His Glorious Night
as Eugenie
Westward Passage
as Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
Princess Romanoff
as Princess Fedora Romanoff
Cimarron
as Felice Venable
Ladies of Leisure
as Mrs. Strong
The Florodora Girl
as Mrs. Vibart
Hedda Gabler
The Lady of Scandal
as Lady Trench
The Good Bad Girl
as Mrs. Henderson
The Eyes of the World
as Myra Willard
The Rogue Song
as Princess Alexandra
Transgression
as Honora 'Nora' Maury
False Faces
as Mrs. Finn
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Mercedes
The Fall of the Romanoffs
as Czarina Alexandra
The Witch
as Zora Fernandez
A Woman of Experience
as Countess Runyi
Secret Service
as Mrs. Varney
The Royal Bed
as Martha, the Queen
Their Mad Moment
as Grand Mere