Nance O'Neil
Acting
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 tra…
Photos
Cimarron
1931
Felice Venable
Ladies of Leisure
1930
Mrs. Strong
The Royal Bed
1931
Martha, the Queen
The Lady of Scandal
1930
Lady Trench
The Florodora Girl
1930
Mrs. Vibart
Transgression
1931
Honora 'Nora' Maury
The Rogue Song
1930
Princess Alexandra
Westward Passage
1932
Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
False Faces
1932
Mrs. Finn
The Count of Monte Cristo
1913
Mercedes
The Good Bad Girl
1931
Mrs. Henderson
A Woman of Experience
1931
Countess Runyi
Kreutzer Sonata
1915
Miriam Friedlander
Secret Service
1931
Mrs. Varney
Call of the Flesh
1930
Mother Superior
Their Mad Moment
1931
Grand Mere
Resurrection
1931
Princess Marya
The Eyes of the World
1930
Myra Willard
The Fall of the Romanoffs
1918
Czarina Alexandra
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917