Barbara O'Neil

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Barbara O'Neil (born 17 July 1910 - died 3 September 1980) was an Oscar-nominated American actress.

O'Neil was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She began her acting career in summer stock, including performing with the Cape Cod University Players, under the direction of Joshua Logan, to whom she was married for a few years in the 1930s.

In 1937 O'Neil debuted in film in the movie Stella Dallas and in 1939 she was cast in the role of Ellen O'Hara, of French ancestry, Scarlett O'Hara's mother, in Gone with the Wind. The following year, she appeared in All This and Heaven Too; she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role of the jealous Duchesse de Praslin.

Later films included I Remember Mama and The Nun's Story.