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.

Birthday

Dec 24, 1887

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Deathday

Oct 3, 1978

Also known as

• Octavia Boas