12/24/1887
New York City, New York, USA:
Octavia Handworth (December 24, 1887 – October 3, 1978) was an American actress of Danish heritage during the silent film era. She was born Octavia Boas and was married to Harry Handworth (1878/or1882-1916) an actor, producer and film director who headed Excelsior Feature Film Co. and Gordon De Main(1886–1954) an actor. Most of her career was appearing in short films i.e. for Pathe, then Lubin however she made half a dozen feature films.
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Footlights (1921) as Etta |
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Sweeter Than Revenge (1915) as Bess Bowen |
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The Great Ruby (1915) as Countess Mirtza Charkoff |
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The Toll of Mammon (1914) as Mrs. Wright |
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The Eye of a God (1913) as Eleanor Brockway |
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The Lost Necklace (1911) as The Laundress |