Nance O'Neil
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 (29 titles)
MovieA Criminal at Large
Lady Lebanon · 1939
4.4MovieFalse Faces
Mrs. Finn · 1932
6.3MovieWestward Passage
Mrs. von Stael (uncredited) · 1932
6.7MovieSecret Service
Mrs. Varney · 1931
7.5MovieTheir Mad Moment
Grand Mere · 1931
6.2MovieA Woman of Experience
Countess Runyi · 1931
4.3MovieTransgression
Honora 'Nora' Maury · 1931
6.5MovieThe Good Bad Girl
Mrs. Henderson · 1931
6.5MovieResurrection
Princess Marya · 1931
5.6MovieCimarron
Felice Venable · 1931
4.3MovieThe Royal Bed
Martha, the Queen · 1931
9.0MovieThe Eyes of the World
Myra Willard · 1930
5.7MovieCall of the Flesh
Mother Superior · 1930
5.5MovieThe Florodora Girl
Mrs. Vibart · 1930
5.5MovieThe Lady of Scandal
Lady Trench · 1930
6.2MovieLadies of Leisure
Mrs. Strong · 1930
6.5MovieThe Rogue Song
Princess Alexandra · 1930
7.0MovieHis Glorious Night
Eugenie · 1929
MovieThe Fall of the Romanoffs
Czarina Alexandra · 1918
10.0MovieHedda Gabler
1917
MovieMrs. Balfame
Mrs. Balfame · 1917
7.0MovieThe Seventh Sin
Alma · 1917
10.0MovieSeven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917
MovieThe Iron Woman
Sarah Maitland · 1916
7.0MovieThe Toilers
Jane Brett · 1916
MovieThe Witch
Zora Fernandez · 1916
MoviePrincess Romanoff
Princess Fedora Romanoff · 1915
2.7MovieKreutzer Sonata
Miriam Friedlander · 1915
4.0MovieThe Count of Monte Cristo
Mercedes · 1913