Portrait of Nance O'Neil

Acting

Nance O'Neil

Career

Active from 1913 to 1939, with a break from 1918 to 1928, busiest in 1931 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nance O'Neil Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    1.1, average 4.0
  • Violence
    1.3, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.0, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

17 titles ยท average score 55
False Faces
False Faces (1932)

as Mrs. Finn

Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53

as Felice Venable

Resurrection
Resurrection (1931)

as Princess Marya

The Good Bad Girl
The Good Bad Girl (1931)

as Mrs. Henderson

Transgression
Transgression (1931)
GoodWatch score 50

as Honora 'Nora' Maury

The Royal Bed
The Royal Bed (1931)
GoodWatch score 51

as Martha, the Queen

Secret Service
Secret Service (1931)

as Mrs. Varney

The Rogue Song
The Rogue Song (1930)
GoodWatch score 61

as Princess Alexandra

Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure (1930)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Strong

The Eyes of the World
The Eyes of the World (1930)

as Myra Willard

Call of the Flesh
Call of the Flesh (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mother Superior

The Lady of Scandal
The Lady of Scandal (1930)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lady Trench

1920s

1 title
His Glorious Night
His Glorious Night (1929)

as Eugenie

1910s

9 titles
The Fall of the Romanoffs
The Fall of the Romanoffs (1918)

as Czarina Alexandra

The Seventh Sin
The Seventh Sin (1917)

as Alma

Mrs. Balfame
Mrs. Balfame (1917)

as Mrs. Balfame

The Iron Woman
The Iron Woman (1916)

as Sarah Maitland

The Toilers
The Toilers (1916)

as Jane Brett

The Witch
The Witch (1916)

as Zora Fernandez

Princess Romanoff
Princess Romanoff (1915)

as Princess Fedora Romanoff

Kreutzer Sonata
Kreutzer Sonata (1915)

as Miriam Friedlander

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (1913)

as Mercedes