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Barbara O'Neil (1910–1980)


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Reputedly a descendant of Irish kings, she was multi-lingual and widely travelled. A graduate from Sarah Lawrence college, she made her Broadway debut in 1933 in 'Carrie Nation'. Three years later, Barbara appeared in 'Ten Million Ghosts' with Orson Welles, prompting interest from Hollywood, where she made a career out of playing a succession of neurotic or sweetly dependable wives... See more trivia »

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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
 
1956 Flame of the Islands
Charmaine Duryea
 
1955 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Gertrude Lindsey
The Bride Cried (1955) … Gertrude Lindsey
 
1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
The Judged (1954)
 
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 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")... See more »

Alternate Names:

Barbara O'Neill

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

Reputedly a descendant of Irish kings, she was multi-lingual and widely travelled. A graduate from Sarah Lawrence college, she made her Broadway debut in 1933 in 'Carrie Nation'. Three years later, Barbara appeared in 'Ten Million Ghosts' with Orson Welles, prompting interest from Hollywood, where she made a career out of playing a succession of neurotic or sweetly dependable wives... See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer