Nance O'Neil

Actress

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".

Personal Info

Occupation Actress

Place of Birth Oakland, California, USA

Birthday 1874-10-06

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Filmography by Year

1939

1932

1931

1930

1929

1918

1917

1916

1915

1913