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# Nance O'Neil

(1874–1965)   Actor

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Nance O'Neil was an actor.

## Quick Facts About Nance O'Neil

Born October 8, 1874

Died February 7, 1965

Profession Actor

## About Nance O'Neil

actress (1874-1965)... \| Gertrude Lamson, known professionally as Nance O'Neil, was an American stage and film actress who performed in plays in various theaters around the world but worked predominantly in the United States between the 1890s and 1930s. At the height of her career, she was promoted on theater bills and in p

##  Quotes by Nance O'Neil

> [An actress must be a woman whose emotional perceptions are true, and to make them so, she must have a fine contempt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nance-o-neil/an-actress-must-be-a-woman-whose-emotional-perceptions-are-true-and/)

Nance O'Neil

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5a/nance-o-neil-82488_actress_an-actress-must-be-a-woman-whose-emotion_773394.jpg)

> [Tradition has made women cowardly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nance-o-neil/tradition-has-made-women-cowardly/)

Nance O'Neil

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/nance-o-neil-82488_cowardly_tradition-has-made-women-cowardly-209640_2096407.jpg)

> [... actresses require protection in their art from blind abuse, from savage criticism. Their work is their religion, if they are seeking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nance-o-neil/actresses-require-protection-in-their-art-from-blind-abuse-from/)

Nance O'Neil

[Abuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abuse/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0c/nance-o-neil-82488_abuse_actresses-require-protection-in-their-ar_2304639.jpg)

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