Actor

Octavia Handworth

December 24, 1887 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

Often works with

Bernard Siegel
2 titles together
Sweeter Than Revenge, The Great Ruby
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Charles Brandt
2 titles together
Sweeter Than Revenge, The Great Ruby

Full filmography · 4

Footlights
as Etta
1921
Sweeter Than Revenge
as Bess Bowen
1915
The Great Ruby
as Countess Mirtza Charkoff
1915
The Eye of a God
as Eleanor Brockway
1913