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
Cimarron
1931
as Felice Venable
Ladies of Leisure
1930
as Mrs. Strong
False Faces
1932
as Mrs. Finn
Secret Service
1931
as Mrs. Varney
Kreutzer Sonata
1915
as Miriam Friedlander
Resurrection
1931
as Princess Marya
The Royal Bed
1931
as Martha, the Queen
Transgression
1931
as Honora 'Nora' Maury
Westward Passage
1932
as Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
Call of the Flesh
1930
as Mother Superior
The Witch
1916
as Zora Fernandez
The Eyes of the World
1930
as Myra Willard
His Glorious Night
1929
as Eugenie
The Lady of Scandal
1930
as Lady Trench
The Rogue Song
1930
as Princess Alexandra
A Woman of Experience
1931
as Countess Runyi
The Count of Monte Cristo
1913
as Mercedes
The Good Bad Girl
1931
as Mrs. Henderson
The Florodora Girl
1930
as Mrs. Vibart
Their Mad Moment
1931
as Grand Mere