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Home/People/Octavia Handworth
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Born
Dec 24, 1887Died: Oct 3, 1978
Lived 90 years
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

6
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Octavia Boas

Octavia Handworth

Acting

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.
Footlights poster

Footlights

as Etta
1921
Sweeter Than Revenge poster

Sweeter Than Revenge

as Bess Bowen
1915
The Great Ruby poster

The Great Ruby

as Countess Mirtza Charkoff
1915
The Toll of Mammon poster

The Toll of Mammon

as Mrs. Wright
1914
The Eye of a God poster

The Eye of a God

as Eleanor Brockway
1913
The Lost Necklace poster

The Lost Necklace

as The Laundress
1911