Nance O'Neil
Actor
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".
Filmography
Ladies of Leisure
as Mrs. Strong 1930
The Royal Bed
as Martha, the Queen 1931
The Lady of Scandal
as Lady Trench 1930
The Florodora Girl
as Mrs. Vibart 1930
Transgression
as Honora 'Nora' Maury 1931
The Rogue Song
as Princess Alexandra 1930
Westward Passage
as Mrs. von Stael (uncredited) 1932
False Faces
as Mrs. Finn 1932
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Mercedes 1913
A Woman of Experience
as Countess Runyi 1931
Kreutzer Sonata
as Miriam Friedlander 1915
Secret Service
as Mrs. Varney 1931
The Good Bad Girl
as Mrs. Henderson 1931
Call of the Flesh
as Mother Superior 1930
Their Mad Moment
as Grand Mere 1931
Resurrection
as Princess Marya 1931