Barbara O'Neil
Barbara O' Neil | |
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St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Died | September 3, 1980 , U.S. | (aged 70)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1937–59; 1970 |
Spouse | |
Parent(s) | David O'Neil Barbara Blackman O'Neil |
Barbara O'Neil (July 17, 1910 – September 3, 1980) was an American film and stage actress. She appeared in the film Gone with the Wind (1939) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in All This, and Heaven Too (1940).
Early years
O'Neil was born in
Career
O'Neil began her acting career in
O'Neil debuted in the film Stella Dallas (1937),[6] and was cast in the role of Ellen O'Hara, Scarlett O'Hara's mother, in Gone with the Wind (1939) though she was only three years older than her onscreen daughter (Vivien Leigh) after her role was turned down by Lillian Gish.[7] The following year, she appeared in All This, and Heaven Too (as the wife of Charles Boyer); she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role of the domineering and jealous Duchesse de Praslin.[8]
Her later films include
Death
O'Neil died from a heart attack at the age of 70 on September 3, 1980[9] at her home in Cos Cob, Connecticut.[1]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1937 | Stella Dallas | Helen Morrison Dallas | |
1938 | Love, Honor and Behave | Sally Painter | |
The Toy Wife | Louise Brigard | ||
I Am the Law | Jerry Lindsay | ||
1939 | The Sun Never Sets | Helen Randolph | |
When Tomorrow Comes | Madeleine Chagal | ||
Tower of London | Queen Elyzabeth | ||
Gone with the Wind | Ellen O'Hara, Scarlett's mother | ||
1940 | All This, and Heaven Too | Francoise, Duchess de Praslin
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Nominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
1941 | Shining Victory | Miss Leeming | |
1948 | Secret Beyond the Door...
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Miss Robey | |
I Remember Mama | Jessie Brown | ||
1950 | Whirlpool | Theresa Randolph | |
1953 | Angel Face
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Mrs. Catherine Tremayne | |
1956 | Flame of the Islands | Mrs. Duryea | |
1959 | The Nun's Story | Mother Didyma | |
1970 | Lions of St. Petersburg | Tamila | aka Leoni di Petersburgo |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0786497324. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ISBN 978-1429979481. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- ^ "Barbara O'Neil". Playbill. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ Carrie Horton Blackman bio accessed 1-5-2016
- ^ "Barbara O'Neil". Internet Broadway Database. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ISBN 978-1439199985. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ISBN 978-0316512848.
- ^ "Nominees: 1940 (10th)". Academy Awards Database. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Barbara O'Neil, 70, an Actress, Played in 'Gone with the Wind'". The New York Times. September 4, 1980. p. B19. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
External links
- Barbara O'Neil at IMDb
- Barbara O'Neil at the Internet Broadway Database
- Barbara O'Neil at Find a Grave