Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1874-10-06
- Day of Death1965-02-07 (90 years)
- Place of BirthOakland, California, USA
- Also Known AsGertrude LamsonNancy O'Neil
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1939
A Criminal at Large
As: Lady Lebanon
- 1932
False Faces
As: Mrs. Finn
- 1932
Westward Passage
As: Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)
- 1931
Secret Service
As: Mrs. Varney
- 1931
Their Mad Moment
As: Grand Mere
- 1931
A Woman of Experience
As: Countess Runyi
- 1931
Transgression
As: Honora 'Nora' Maury
- 1931
The Good Bad Girl
As: Mrs. Henderson
1931Resurrection
As: Princess Marya
- 1931
Cimarron
As: Felice Venable
- 1931
The Royal Bed
As: Martha, the Queen
1930The Eyes of the World
As: Myra Willard
1930Call of the Flesh
As: Mother Superior
- 1930
The Florodora Girl
As: Mrs. Vibart
- 1930
The Lady of Scandal
As: Lady Trench
- 1930
Ladies of Leisure
As: Mrs. Strong
1930The Rogue Song
As: Princess Alexandra
1929His Glorious Night
As: Eugenie
1918The Fall of the Romanoffs
As: Czarina Alexandra
1917Mrs. Balfame
As: Mrs. Balfame
1917The Seventh Sin
As: Alma
1916The Iron Woman
As: Sarah Maitland
1916The Witch
As: Zora Fernandez
1915Kreutzer Sonata
As: Miriam Friedlander
1913The Count of Monte Cristo
As: Mercedes