| Octavia Handworth | |
| Birth Name: | Octavia Boas |
| Birth Date: | December 24, 1887 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Death Date: | October 3, 1978 |
| Death Place: | Hemet, California, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) |
| Occupation: | actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1910–1921 |
| Spouse: | Harry Handworth(m.1905 – March 22, 1916;his death) 1 child ------ Gordon De Main |
| Children: | 1, Elsie Handworth (b. 1907 d. 1994 Hemet Calif.)[1] |
Octavia Handworth (1887–1978) 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.[2]