Nance O'Neil
Acting
Born: 1874-10-06 in 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".
Known For
Westward Passage
Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
Princess Romanoff
Princess Fedora Romanoff
The Toilers
Jane Brett
Hedda Gabler
Cimarron
Felice Venable
Ladies of Leisure
Mrs. Strong
The Eyes of the World
Myra Willard
The Royal Bed
Martha, the Queen
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
His Glorious Night
Eugenie
The Florodora Girl
Mrs. Vibart
The Good Bad Girl
Mrs. Henderson
The Fall of the Romanoffs
Czarina Alexandra
The Witch
Zora Fernandez
Call of the Flesh
Mother Superior
The Count of Monte Cristo
Mercedes
The Lady of Scandal
Lady Trench
Resurrection
Princess Marya
False Faces
Mrs. Finn
Kreutzer Sonata
Miriam Friedlander
A Woman of Experience
Countess Runyi
A Criminal at Large
Lady Lebanon
Transgression
Honora 'Nora' Maury
Secret Service
Mrs. Varney
Their Mad Moment
Grand Mere
The Iron Woman
Sarah Maitland
The Rogue Song
Princess Alexandra
The Seventh Sin
Alma
Mrs. Balfame
Mrs. Balfame