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