Nance O'Neil

Acting

Nance O'Neil

Born October 6, 1874 · Oakland, California, USA

Died February 7, 1965 · aged 90

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 o…

Known For

Ladies of LeisureLadies of Leisure · 1930
Ladies of Leisure
6.21930
MovieDramaRomance
Kay Arnold is a gold digger who wanders from party to party with the intention of catching a rich suitor. Jerry Strong is a young man from a wealthy family who strives to succeed as an artist. What begins as a relationship of mutual convenience soon turns into something else.
CimarronCimarron · 1931
Cimarron
5.51931
MovieWesternDrama
When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.
The ToilersThe Toilers · 1916
The Toilers
7.01916
MovieDrama
The Toilers is a 1916 American film drama directed by Edgar Lewis.
Westward PassageWestward Passage · 1932
Westward Passage
6.31932
MovieRomanceDrama
A struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet in Europe years later after she has remarried.
Hedda GablerHedda Gabler · 1917
Hedda Gabler
10.01917
Movie
The Good Bad GirlThe Good Bad Girl · 1931
The Good Bad Girl
6.51931
MovieDramaRomance
A woman's former association with a gangster threatens to destroy her marriage to an upstanding young man.
Kreutzer SonataKreutzer Sonata · 1915
Kreutzer Sonata
2.71915
MovieDramaRomance
Based -- loosely -- on Leo Tolstoy, this film starred feted stage star Nance O'Neil but is rather better remembered as Theda Bara's follow-up to the sensational A Fool There Was (1914).
Princess RomanoffPrincess Romanoff · 1915
Princess Romanoff
1.01915
MovieAdventureDrama
Princess Fedora Romanoff, a wealthy, beautiful St. Petersburg widow, is betrothed to Vladimir Boroff, a young man of high social position in the Russian capital. On the eve of their wedding, Vladimir is murdered and Princess Fedora, transformed by the tragedy from a gentle, loving woman into a tigress, vows to devote her life to finding and punishing the slayer of her beloved. Her quest takes her to New York City.

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