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