Nance O'Neil

Acting

Nance O'Neil

Born 1874-10-06 Oakland, California, USA 29 films

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 pro…

See filmography

Watch Nance O'Neil's films free in the app.

Every title streams free — no subscription needed to start watching.

Watch free — get the app

Filmography

29 films
False Faces poster

The philandering Dr. Silas Brenton is fired from his position at a large hospital and given 24 hour…

False Faces

★ 4.4 1932

Secret Service poster

In 1864 a Secret Service agent for the Union army goes undercover in Richmond and pretends to be a…

Secret Service

★ 6.7 1931

Transgression poster

When British mining engineer Robert Maury is sent to India on an extended business trip, his wife E…

Transgression

★ 4.3 1931

Resurrection poster

Katusha, a country girl, is seduced and abandoned by Prince Nekludov. Nekludov finds himself, years…

Resurrection

★ 6.5 1931

Cimarron poster

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a…

Cimarron

★ 5.5 1931

The Royal Bed poster

The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wa…

The Royal Bed

★ 4.3 1931