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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1887-12-24 (137 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Octavia Handworth

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

Acting

1921

Footlights as Etta

1915

The Great Ruby as Countess Mirtza Charkoff
Sweeter Than Revenge as Bess Bowen

1914

The Toll of Mammon as Mrs. Wright

1913

The Eye of a God as Eleanor Brockway

1911

The Lost Necklace as The Laundress