Nance O'Neil
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".
Known For
Myra Willard
The Eyes of the World
Felice Venable
Cimarron
Czarina Alexandra
The Fall of the Romanoffs
Mrs. Strong
Ladies of Leisure
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
Alma
The Seventh Sin
Mrs. Balfame
Mrs. Balfame
Mrs. Varney
Secret Service
Lady Trench
The Lady of Scandal
Mrs. Henderson
The Good Bad Girl
Mother Superior
Call of the Flesh
Mrs. Vibart
The Florodora Girl
Honora 'Nora' Maury
Transgression
Sarah Maitland
The Iron Woman
Eugenie
His Glorious Night
Princess Alexandra
The Rogue Song
Mrs. Finn
False Faces
Mercedes
The Count of Monte Cristo
Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
Westward Passage
Countess Runyi
A Woman of Experience
Zora Fernandez
The Witch
Grand Mere
Their Mad Moment
Martha, the Queen
The Royal Bed
Princess Marya
Resurrection
Lady Lebanon
A Criminal at Large
Hedda Gabler
Miriam Friedlander
Kreutzer Sonata
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
27
Gender
Female
Birthday
1874-10-06
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
Also Known As
Gertrude Lamson