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Barbara O'Neil (17 July 1910 - 3 September 1980
was an United States|American actress.  Born in
St. Louis, Missouri, she began her acting career
in summer stock, including performing with the
Cape Cod University Players, under the direction
of Joshua Logan, to whom she was married for a few
years in the 1930s.

In 1937 O'Neal debuted in film in the movie Stella
Dallas.  In 1939, at the age of 28, she was cast
in the role of Ellen O'Hara, Scarlett O'Hara's
mother, in Gone With the Wind.  The following
year, she appeared in All This and Heaven Too; she
was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actress for the role of the jealous
Duchesse de Praslin.

Later films included I Remember Mama and The Nun's
Story.

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