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Barbara O'Neil (1910–1980)

Actress

Trivia:

Was only 28 when she appeared as Ellen O'Hara (mother of Scarlett) in Gone with the Wind. See more trivia »

Born:

in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Cos Cob, Connecticut, USA
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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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Filmography

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1972 I leoni di Pietroburgo
Tamila
 
1959 The Nun's Story
Mother Didyma (War-time Hospital)
 
1954-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Aunt Ti / Emily Bell / Margaret / …
– First Prize for Murder (1957) … Mrs. Cory
– The Pilot (1956) … Sister Frances Helen
– The Day Before the Wedding (1955) … Mother
– Sue Ellen (1954) … Aunt Ti
– Romney (1954) … Margaret
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1956 Flame of the Islands
Charmaine Duryea
 
1955 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Gertrude Lindsey
– The Bride Cried (1955) … Gertrude Lindsey
 
1954 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
Mme. Pollard
– Run Like a Thief (1954) … Mme. Pollard
– The Catamaran (1954)
 
1952 Angel Face
Mrs. Catherine Tremayne
 
1949 Whirlpool
Theresa Randolph
 
1948 I Remember Mama
Jessie Brown
 
1947 Secret Beyond the Door...
Miss Robey
 
1941 Shining Victory
Miss Leeming
 
1940 All This, and Heaven Too
Duchesse de Praslin
 
1939 Gone with the Wind
Ellen O'Hara - His Wife (as Barbara O'Neill)
 
1939 Tower of London
Queen Elyzabeth
 
1939 When Tomorrow Comes
Madeleine Chagal
 
1939 The Sun Never Sets
Helen Randolph
 
1938 I Am the Law
Jerry Lindsay
 
1938 The Toy Wife
Louise Brigard
 
1938 Love, Honor and Behave
Sally Painter (as Barbara O'Neill)
 
1937 Stella Dallas
Helen Morrison
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1945). Stage Play: Deep Are the Roots. Drama. Written by Arnaud D'Usseau and James Gow. Production Assistant: Coby Ruskin. Directed by Elia Kazan. Fulton Theatre: 26 Sep 1945- 16 Nov 1946 (477 performances). Cast: Barbara Bel Geddes (as "Genevra Langdon"), George Dice (as "Chuck Warren"), Evelyn Ellis (as "Bella Charles"), Carol Goodner (as "Alice Langdon"), Lloyd Gough (as "Howard Merrick"), Gordon Heath (as "Brett Charles"), Andrew Leigh (as "Sheriff Serkin"), Helen Martin (as "Honey Turner"), Douglas Rutherford (as "Bob Izay"), Harold Vermilyea (as "Roy Maxwell"), Charles Waldron (as "Senator Ellsworth") [final Broadway role]. Replacement actors during run: Edwin Jerome (as "Senator Ellsworth Langdon"), Donald MacDonald (as "Roy Maxwell"), Barbara O'Neil (as "Alice Langdon"). Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden and George Heller. See more »

Alternate Names:

Barbara O'Neill

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

Was only 28 when she appeared as Ellen O'Hara (mother of Scarlett) in Gone with the Wind. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer