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Octavia Handworth

Born: 1887-12-24

From: New York City, New York, USA

About: 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.


Film credits:

The Eye of a God
Eleanor Brockway
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The Great Ruby
Countess Mirtza Charkoff
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The Toll of Mammon
Mrs. Wright
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Footlights
Etta
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The Lost Necklace
The Laundress
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Sweeter Than Revenge
Bess Bowen
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