Octavia Handworth

    Octavia Handworth

    Acting

    December 24, 1887
    Died October 3, 1978 (90 years old)
    New York City, New York, USA

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    Biography

    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.

    Known For

    Footlights

    Footlights

    Etta

    Sweeter Than Revenge

    Bess Bowen

    The Toll of Mammon

    Mrs. Wright

    The Eye of a God

    Eleanor Brockway

    The Great Ruby

    The Great Ruby

    Countess Mirtza Charkoff

    The Lost Necklace

    The Laundress

    Filmography

    Footlights

    Footlights

    1921

    as Etta

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    The Great Ruby

    The Great Ruby

    1915

    as Countess Mirtza Charkoff

    Sweeter Than Revenge

    1915

    as Bess Bowen

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    The Toll of Mammon

    1914

    as Mrs. Wright

    The Eye of a God

    1913

    as Eleanor Brockway

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    The Lost Necklace

    1911

    as The Laundress