
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1874-10-06
Deathday
1965-02-07
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
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

Cimarron
as Felice Venable

Ladies of Leisure
as Mrs. Strong

The Lady of Scandal
as Lady Trench

The Royal Bed
as Martha, the Queen

The Florodora Girl
as Mrs. Vibart

Westward Passage
as Mrs. von Stael (uncredited)

Transgression
as Honora 'Nora' Maury

The Rogue Song
as Princess Alexandra

False Faces
as Mrs. Finn

The Count of Monte Cristo
as Mercedes