
Octavia Handworth
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1887-12-24
Day of Death
1978-10-03 (90 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)
Sweeter Than Revenge
as Bess Bowen
(1915)
The Great Ruby
as Countess Mirtza Charkoff
(1914)
The Toll of Mammon
as Mrs. Wright
(1913)
The Eye of a God
as Eleanor Brockway
(1911)
The Lost Necklace
as The Laundress