
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
December 24, 1887
Died
October 3, 1978 (age 90)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Octavia Boas
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.

