Person Details
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Aliases: Gertrude Lamson , Nancy O'Neil
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Oakland, California, USA
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Movie Involvements: 19
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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 Famous Work
Cimarron
(1931) Felice VenableLadies of Leisure
(1930) Mrs. StrongThe Good Bad Girl
(1931) Mrs. HendersonThe Florodora Girl
(1930) Mrs. VibartMrs. Balfame
(1917) Mrs. BalfameWestward Passage
(1932) Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)A Woman of Experience
(1931) Countess RunyiThe Rogue Song
(1930) Princess AlexandraActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1939 | Lady Lebanon | |
1932 | Mrs. Finn | |
Mrs. von Stael (uncredited) | ||
1931 | Mrs. Varney | |
Countess Runyi | ||
Grand Mere | ||
Honora 'Nora' Maury | ||
Mrs. Henderson | ||
Felice Venable | ||
Princess Marya | ||
Martha, the Queen | ||
1930 | Myra Willard | |
Mother Superior | ||
Mrs. Vibart | ||
Lady Trench | ||
Princess Alexandra | ||
Mrs. Strong | ||
1929 | Eugenie | |
1918 | Czarina Alexandra | |
1917 | N/A | |
Mrs. Balfame | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
1916 | N/A | |
1915 | Miriam Friedlander | |
1913 | Mercedes | |
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