Barbara O'Neil

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Barbara O'Neil
in All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
Born	July 17, 1910 St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died	September 3, 1980, aged 70 Cos Cob, Connecticut, USA
Spouse(s)	Joshua Logan

Barbara O'Neil (17 July 1910 – 3 September 1980) was an 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, 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.

Her later films include Shining Victory (1941), I Remember Mama ,The Nun's Story and Otto Preminger's Whirlpool (1949).

[edit] External link

• Barbara O'Neil at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
NAME	O'Neil, Barbara
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	July 17, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
DATE OF DEATH	September 3, 1980, aged 70
PLACE OF DEATH	Cos Cob, Connecticut, USA