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Florence Lawrence

Florence Lawrence

Acting

Born: January 1, 1886Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florence Lawrence (born Florence Annie Bridgwood; January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress. She is often referred to as "The First Movie Star", and was the first film actor to be named publicly. At the height of her fame in the 1910s, she was known as "The Biograph Girl" for work as one of the leading ladies in silent films from the Biograph Company. Lawrence appeared in almost 300 films for various motion picture companies throughout her career.

Known For
Filmography
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Self (archive footage)

1998
Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall

1937
Yellow Dust

Yellow Dust

1936
Man on the Flying Trapeze

Man on the Flying Trapeze

(uncredited)

1935
The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1934
Secrets

Secrets

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1933
Sinners in the Sun

Sinners in the Sun

1932
So Big!

So Big!

Mina (uncredited)

1932
The Hard Hombre

The Hard Hombre

The Sister

1931
Homicide Squad

Homicide Squad

1931

Sweeping Against the Winds

1930
Gambling Wives

Gambling Wives

Polly Barker

1924
The Satin Girl

The Satin Girl

Sylvia

1923
The Unfoldment

The Unfoldment

Katherine Nevin

1922

The Love Craze

Florence

1918

The Face on the Screen

1916
Elusive Isabel

Elusive Isabel

Isabel Thorne

1916

The Man Who Was Never Kissed

Florence Lloyd

1914

A Mysterious Mystery

Miss Lawrence

1914

Counterfeiters

Flo

1914

The Honor of the Humble

Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter

1914

The Mad Man’s Ward

Florence

1914

The Great Universal Mystery

Herself

1914

Her Ragged Knight

Flo - Bob's Ward

1914

A Singular Cynic

Flo Welton

1914

The Doctor’s Testimony

Florence Lund

1914

The Disenchantment

Flo - the Maid

1914

The Bribe

1914

The Pawns of Destiny

Flo

1914

The Little Mail Carrier

Flo - the Little Mail Carrier

1914

Diplomatic Flo

Flo

1914

The Honeymooners

Florence Blair

1914

The Stepmother

Flo

1914

The Law’s Decree

Flo

1914

The False Bride

Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)

1914

The Romance of the Photograph

Flo

1914

The Coryphee

Florence

1914

A Girl and Her Money

Florence Kingsley

1913

Influence of Sympathy

The Wife

1913

Unto the Third Generation

Esther Stern

1913

His Wife’s Child

Flo

1913

The Spender

Flo

1913

The Girl O’ the Woods

Mab Hawkins

1913

The Closed Door

Florence Ashleigh

1913

Suffragettes Parade in Washington

Herself

1913

The Lady Leone

Lady Leone Mervyn

1912

Sisters

Annie / Mary (twin sisters)

1912
The Redemption of Riverton

The Redemption of Riverton

June Martin

1912

The Angel of the Studio

Roxie

1912

Betty’s Nightmare

Betty

1912
Tangled Relations

Tangled Relations

Florence the Governess

1912

The Advent of Jane

Dr. Jane Bixby

1912
Flo's Discipline

Flo's Discipline

Florence Dow

1912

All for Love

Flo

1912
After All

After All

Margie

1912

The Winning Punch

Nellie Wilson

1912

Her Cousin Fred

Flo Ballard

1912

The Chance Shot

Flo

1912

The Mill Buyers

Flo

1912

Taking a Chance

Mrs. Flo Mills

1912

The Players

Flo Lakewood

1912

In Swift Waters

Flo Armstrong

1912

Not Like Other Girls

Flo

1912

The Surgeon’s Heroism

Flo

1912

A Village Romance

Flo - the Country Girl

1912

Art Versus Music

Ethel Vernon

1911

A Girlish Impulse

Gladys Stevens

1911

A Head for Business

Phyllis Moore

1911
His Chorus Girl Wife

His Chorus Girl Wife

Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl

1911
Aunt Jane’s Legacy

Aunt Jane’s Legacy

Bessie Elkins - the Niece

1911
One on Reno

One on Reno

Mrs. Appleby

1911

A Rural Conqueror

Marjorie Thorne

1911

The Maniac

Dora Elsmore

1911

The Slavey’s Affinity

Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge

1911

The Matchmaker

Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess

1911

The Life Saver

Jessie Storm - the Local Girl

1911

The Story of Rosie’s Rose

Rosie Carter

1911

Romance of Pond Cove

Florence Earle

1911

A Rebellious Blossom

Flo - The Rebellious Daughter

1911
Through Jealous Eyes

Through Jealous Eyes

Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse

1911

Her Two Sons

The Younger Brother's Wife

1911

During Cherry Time

Violet - the Country Girl

1911
The Snare of Society

The Snare of Society

Mary Williams

1911

Always a Way

Ruth Craven

1911

The Little Rebel

Rosalind Trevaine

1911

Higgenses Versus Judsons

Freda Judson

1911

Duke de Ribbon Counter

Lillian de Mille

1911

The Professor’s Ward

Edith - The Professor's Ward

1911

A Game of Deception

The Actress

1911

The State Line

The Sheriff's Daughter

1911

A Good Turn

Florence

1911

Her Humble Ministry

The Reformed Woman

1911

That Awful Brother

Florence

1911

A Fascinating Bachelor

The Nurse

1911

The Sheriff and the Man

Flo

1911

The Hoyden

Gladys Weston

1911

The Two Fathers

Gladys

1911

Opportunity and the Man

Flora Hamilton

1911

The Wife’s Awakening

The Wife

1911
Her Child's Honor

Her Child's Honor

The Mother

1911

Her Artistic Temperament

Flo

1911

The Actress and the Singer

The Actress

1911

His Friend, the Burglar

Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife

1911
Vanity and Its Cure

Vanity and Its Cure

Effie Hart

1911

Nan’s Diplomacy

Nan

1911

The Test

Miss Gillman

1911

A Show Girl’s Strategem

Ethel Lane

1911

Age Versus Youth

Nora Blake

1911
His Bogus Uncle

His Bogus Uncle

The Object of Their Affection

1911

The Count of Montebello

The Heiress

1910

All the World’s a Stage

1910

Pressed Roses

1910

Debt

1910

The Right Girl

1910

The Taming of Jane

Jane

1910

The Senator’s Double

1910

Once Upon a Time

1910

The Irony of Fate

1910

Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens

Mrs. George Rand

1910

The Mistake

Florence

1910

Old Heads and Young Hearts

1910

The Time-Lock Safe

The Mother

1910

The Call of the Circus

1910

A Game for Two

Mrs. Henderson

1910

A Reno Romance

Grace

1910

The Nichols on a Vacation

Mrs. Nichols

1910

The Eternal Triangle

The Wife

1910

The Doctor's Perfidy

1910

Two Men

TheOrphan

1910

The New Shawl

Marie

1910

The Maelstrom

1910

The Rosary

1910

His Second Wife

1910

The Miser’s Daughter

The Miser's Daughter

1910

Transfusion

1910

The Stage Note

1910

The Broken Oath

1910

Mother Love

The Mother

1910

The Governor’s Pardon

Florence

1910

Jane and the Stranger

Jane

1910

The Blind Man’s Tact

1910

Justice in the Far North

Florence

1910

The Tide of Fortune

1910

The Right of Love

1910

The Winning Punch

1910

The Awakening of Bess

Bess

1909

Lest We Forget

1909

Her Generous Way

1909

The Forest Ranger’s Daughter

The Forest Ranger's Daughter

1909
Nursing a Viper

Nursing a Viper

1909
Love's Stratagem

Love's Stratagem

The Girl

1909
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

1909
1776, or The Hessian Renegades

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

1909

Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat

Mrs. Jones

1909
Mr. Jones’ Burglar

Mr. Jones’ Burglar

Mrs. Jones

1909
The Mended Lute

The Mended Lute

Rising Moon

1909
The Slave

The Slave

Nerada

1909

Jealousy and the Man

Mrs. Jim Brooks

1909
Sweet and Twenty

Sweet and Twenty

Alice's sister

1909
Tender Hearts

Tender Hearts

Extra

1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Princess

1909
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

Mrs. Harcourt

1909
The Necklace

The Necklace

1909
The Way of Man

The Way of Man

Mabel Jarrett

1909
The Peachbasket Hat

The Peachbasket Hat

Mrs. Jones

1909
Her First Biscuits

Her First Biscuits

Mrs. Jones

1909
The Lonely Villa

The Lonely Villa

1909
What Drink Did

What Drink Did

Mrs. Alfred Lucas

1909
Eradicating Aunty

Eradicating Aunty

Flora - Aunty's Ward

1909

Eloping with Auntie

Margie

1909
Two Memories

Two Memories

Party Guest

1909
The Judgment of Solomon

The Judgment of Solomon

1909
Resurrection

Resurrection

Katusha

1909

The Jilt

Mary Allison - Frank's Sister

1909

A Baby's Shoe

The Poor Mother

1909

Jones and the Lady Book Agent

Mrs. Jones

1909

The Note in the Shoe

Ella Berling

1909

Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good

Mary Flinn

1909
Lucky Jim

Lucky Jim

Wedding Guest

1909

Drive for a Life

Mignon

1909

A Troublesome Satchel

In Crowd

1909
Lady Helen's Escapade

Lady Helen's Escapade

Lady Helen

1909
Confidence

Confidence

Nellie Burton

1909

The Winning Coat

Lady-in-Waiting

1909

Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade

Mrs. Schneider

1909

The Road to the Heart

Mexican Woman

1909

Trying to Get Arrested

The Nanny

1909
A Drunkard's Reformation

A Drunkard's Reformation

Woman in the Play

1909
The Medicine Bottle

The Medicine Bottle

Mrs. Ross

1909
Jones and His New Neighbors

Jones and His New Neighbors

Mrs. Jones

1909

The Deception

Mabel Colton

1909

I Did It

1909
The Lure of the Gown

The Lure of the Gown

Veronica

1909
The Salvation Army Lass

The Salvation Army Lass

Mary Wilson

1909

The Wooden Leg

Claire

1909

The Roue’s Heart

Noblewoman

1909
The Prussian Spy

The Prussian Spy

The Maid

1909

His Wife's Mother

Mrs. Jones

1909

Saul and David

1909
At the Altar

At the Altar

Girl at Wedding

1909
The Politician's Love Story

The Politician's Love Story

1909
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

Mrs. Jones

1909

His Ward's Love

The Reverend's Ward

1909
The Curtain Pole

The Curtain Pole

Mrs. Edwards

1909

Tragic Love

The Maid / In Factory

1909

A Wreath in Time

Mrs. John Goodhusband

1909

The Brahma Diamond

The Guard's Sweetheart

1909
The Girls and Daddy

The Girls and Daddy

Dr. Payson's First Daughter

1909
The Cord of Life

The Cord of Life

Woman in Tenement

1909
Those Awful Hats

Those Awful Hats

Theatre Audience

1909
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

Mrs. Jones

1909

Those Boys!

The Maid

1909

The Criminal Hypnotist

The Maid

1909

The Sacrifice

Mrs. Hardluck

1909

The Honor of Thieves

Rachel Einstein

1909

Mrs. Jones Entertains

Mrs. Jones

1909

One Touch of Nature

Mrs. John Murray

1909

The Helping Hand

Wedding Guest

1908
Mr. Jones at the Ball

Mr. Jones at the Ball

Mrs. Jones

1908

The Christmas Burglars

Mrs. Martin

1908

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

1908
An Awful Moment

An Awful Moment

Mrs. Mowbray

1908

The Test of Friendship

Jennie Colman

1908

The Reckoning

The Wife

1908

The Feud and the Turkey

Nellie Caufield's Sister

1908
Money Mad

Money Mad

Bank Customer / Landlady

1908

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

Calpurnia

1908

The Valet's Wife

Muse

1908

The Clubman and the Tramp

Bridget / Dinner Guest

1908

A Woman's Way

Flo

1908

The Ingrate

The Trapper's Wife

1908
The Song of the Shirt

The Song of the Shirt

Woman

1908
The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

Katharina

1908

The Pirate's Gold

1908
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian

Cleopatra

1908
After Many Years

After Many Years

Mrs. John Davis

1908

Concealing a Burglar

Mrs. Brown

1908
The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

Gladys Penrose

1908
Romance of a Jewess

Romance of a Jewess

Ruth Simonson

1908
The Planter's Wife

The Planter's Wife

Tomboy Nellie

1908

The Vaquero's Vow

Wedding Party / In Bar

1908
Ingomar, the Barbarian

Ingomar, the Barbarian

Parthenia

1908
Father Gets in the Game

Father Gets in the Game

First Couple

1908
The Zulu's Heart

The Zulu's Heart

The Boer's Wife

1908
The Devil

The Devil

A Model

1908

The Stolen Jewels

Mrs. Jenkins

1908

Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

1908
A Smoked Husband

A Smoked Husband

Mrs. Bibbs

1908
Where the Breakers Roar

Where the Breakers Roar

At the Beach

1908

The Heart of O Yama

O'Yama

1908

The Red Girl

The Red Girl

1908

Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters

Mrs. Bailey

1908
The Girl and the Outlaw

The Girl and the Outlaw

Woman

1908
Betrayed by a Handprint

Betrayed by a Handprint

Myrtle Vane

1908

Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

Salome

1908

The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora

Unconfirmed Character

1908

The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen

Theckla, the Viking's Daughter

1908

Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

Lady Jane

1908
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet

Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet

Juliet

1908

Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

Banquet Quest

1908

The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

1907

The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines

1907
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath

The Boy, the Bust and the Bath

The Lady

1907

Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America

Boone's Daughter

1907
The Automobile Thieves

The Automobile Thieves

1906