Nance O'Neil
Actor
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".
Born1874-10-06
Place of BirthOakland, California, USA
Known For
5.5
Cimarron
WesternDrama
6.3
Westward Passage
RomanceDrama
7.0
The Toilers
Drama
6.2
Ladies of Leisure
DramaRomance
1.0
Princess Romanoff
AdventureDrama
5.5
The Florodora Girl
DramaRomance
10.0
Hedda Gabler
9.0
The Eyes of the World
Drama
4.4
False Faces
Drama
7.0
His Glorious Night
DramaRomance
6.2
A Woman of Experience
RomanceDrama
6.7
Secret Service
WesternDrama
6.5
The Good Bad Girl
DramaRomance
5.5
The Lady of Scandal
ComedyDrama
4.3
The Royal Bed
Comedy
5.7
Call of the Flesh
MusicRomance
6.5
Resurrection
Drama
6.5
The Rogue Song
MusicRomance
10.0
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
The Fall of the Romanoffs
DramaHistory
7.5
Their Mad Moment
Comedy
4.0
The Count of Monte Cristo
HistoryDrama
2.7
Kreutzer Sonata
DramaRomance
4.3
Transgression
Drama