Florence Lawrence

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Known For

Acting

Born

1886-01-01

Place of Birth

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Florence Lawrence

Biography

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.

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Acting History

1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists as Self (archive footage)
1937
Night Must Fall
1936
Yellow Dust
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze as (uncredited)
1934
The Old-Fashioned Way as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1933
Secrets as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1932
Sinners in the Sun
1932
So Big! as Mina (uncredited)
1931
The Hard Hombre as The Sister
1931
Homicide Squad
1930
Sweeping Against the Winds
1924
Gambling Wives as Polly Barker
1923
The Satin Girl as Sylvia
1922
The Unfoldment as Katherine Nevin
1918
The Love Craze
1916
The Face on the Screen
1916
Elusive Isabel as Isabel Thorne
1914
The Man Who Was Never Kissed as Florence Lloyd
1914
A Mysterious Mystery as Miss Lawrence
1914
Counterfeiters as Flo
1914
The Honor of the Humble as Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
1914
The Mad Man’s Ward
1914
The Great Universal Mystery as Herself
1914
Her Ragged Knight as Flo - Bob's Ward
1914
A Singular Cynic as Flo Welton
1914
The Doctor’s Testimony as Florence Lund
1914
The Disenchantment as Flo - the Maid
1914
The Bribe
1914
The Pawns of Destiny as Flo
1914
The Little Mail Carrier as Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
1914
Diplomatic Flo as Flo
1914
The Honeymooners as Florence Blair
1914
The Stepmother as Flo
1914
The Law’s Decree as Flo
1914
The False Bride as Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
1914
The Romance of the Photograph as Flo
1914
The Coryphee as Florence
1913
A Girl and Her Money as Florence Kingsley
1913
Influence of Sympathy as The Wife
1913
Unto the Third Generation as Esther Stern
1913
His Wife’s Child as Flo
1913
The Spender as Flo
1913
The Girl O’ the Woods as Mab Hawkins
1913
The Closed Door as Florence Ashleigh
1913
Suffragettes Parade in Washington as Herself
1912
The Lady Leone as Lady Leone Mervyn
1912
Sisters as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
1912
The Redemption of Riverton as June Martin
1912
The Angel of the Studio as Roxie
1912
Betty’s Nightmare as Betty
1912
Tangled Relations as Florence the Governess
1912
The Advent of Jane as Dr. Jane Bixby
1912
Flo's Discipline as Florence Dow
1912
All for Love as Flo
1912
After All as Margie
1912
The Winning Punch as Nellie Wilson
1912
Her Cousin Fred as Flo Ballard
1912
The Chance Shot as Flo
1912
The Mill Buyers as Flo
1912
Taking a Chance as Mrs. Flo Mills
1912
The Players as Flo Lakewood
1912
In Swift Waters as Flo Armstrong
1912
Not Like Other Girls as Flo
1912
The Surgeon’s Heroism
1912
A Village Romance as Flo - the Country Girl
1911
Art Versus Music as Ethel Vernon
1911
A Girlish Impulse as Gladys Stevens
1911
A Head for Business as Phyllis Moore
1911
His Chorus Girl Wife as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
1911
Aunt Jane’s Legacy as Bessie Elkins - the Niece
1911
One on Reno as Mrs. Appleby
1911
A Rural Conqueror as Marjorie Thorne
1911
The Maniac as Dora Elsmore
1911
The Slavey’s Affinity as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
1911
The Matchmaker as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
1911
The Life Saver as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
1911
The Story of Rosie’s Rose as Rosie Carter
1911
Romance of Pond Cove as Florence Earle
1911
A Rebellious Blossom as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
1911
Through Jealous Eyes as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
1911
Her Two Sons as The Younger Brother's Wife
1911
During Cherry Time as Violet - the Country Girl
1911
The Snare of Society as Mary Williams
1911
Always a Way as Ruth Craven
1911
The Little Rebel as Rosalind Trevaine
1911
Higgenses Versus Judsons as Freda Judson
1911
Duke de Ribbon Counter as Lillian de Mille
1911
The Professor’s Ward as Edith - The Professor's Ward
1911
A Game of Deception as The Actress
1911
The State Line as The Sheriff's Daughter
1911
A Good Turn
1911
Her Humble Ministry as The Reformed Woman
1911
That Awful Brother as Florence
1911
A Fascinating Bachelor as The Nurse
1911
The Sheriff and the Man
1911
The Hoyden as Gladys Weston
1911
The Two Fathers as Gladys
1911
Opportunity and the Man as Flora Hamilton
1911
The Wife’s Awakening as The Wife
1911
Her Child's Honor as The Mother
1911
Her Artistic Temperament as Flo
1911
The Actress and the Singer as The Actress
1911
His Friend, the Burglar as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
1911
Vanity and Its Cure as Effie Hart
1911
Nan’s Diplomacy as Nan
1911
The Test as Miss Gillman
1911
A Show Girl’s Strategem as Ethel Lane
1911
Age Versus Youth as Nora Blake
1911
His Bogus Uncle as The Object of Their Affection
1910
The Count of Montebello as The Heiress
1910
All the World’s a Stage
1910
Pressed Roses
1910
Debt
1910
The Right Girl
1910
The Taming of Jane as Jane
1910
The Senator’s Double
1910
Once Upon a Time
1910
The Irony of Fate
1910
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens as Mrs. George Rand
1910
The Mistake
1910
Old Heads and Young Hearts
1910
The Time-Lock Safe as The Mother
1910
The Call of the Circus
1910
A Game for Two as Mrs. Henderson
1910
The Nichols on a Vacation as Mrs. Nichols
1910
A Reno Romance as Grace
1910
The Eternal Triangle as The Wife
1910
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
Two Men as TheOrphan
1910
The New Shawl as Marie
1910
The Maelstrom
1910
The Rosary
1910
His Second Wife
1910
The Miser’s Daughter as The Miser's Daughter
1910
Transfusion
1910
The Stage Note
1910
The Broken Oath
1910
Mother Love as The Mother
1910
The Governor’s Pardon
1910
Jane and the Stranger as Jane
1910
The Blind Man’s Tact
1910
Justice in the Far North
1910
The Tide of Fortune
1910
The Right of Love
1910
The Winning Punch
1909
The Awakening of Bess as Bess
1909
Lest We Forget
1909
Her Generous Way
1909
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter as The Forest Ranger's Daughter
1909
Nursing a Viper
1909
Love's Stratagem as The Girl
1909
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat as Mrs. Jones
1909
Mr. Jones’ Burglar as Mrs. Jones
1909
The Mended Lute as Rising Moon
1909
The Slave as Nerada
1909
Jealousy and the Man as Mrs. Jim Brooks
1909
Sweet and Twenty as Alice's sister
1909
Tender Hearts as Extra
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy as The Princess
1909
The Country Doctor as Mrs. Harcourt
1909
The Necklace
1909
The Way of Man as Mabel Jarrett
1909
The Peachbasket Hat as Mrs. Jones
1909
Her First Biscuits as Mrs. Jones
1909
The Lonely Villa
1909
What Drink Did as Mrs. Alfred Lucas
1909
Eradicating Aunty as Flora - Aunty's Ward
1909
Eloping with Auntie as Margie
1909
Two Memories as Party Guest
1909
The Judgment of Solomon
1909
Resurrection as Katusha
1909
The Jilt as Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
1909
A Baby's Shoe as The Poor Mother
1909
Jones and the Lady Book Agent as Mrs. Jones
1909
The Note in the Shoe as Ella Berling
1909
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good as Mary Flinn
1909
Lucky Jim as Wedding Guest
1909
Drive for a Life as Mignon
1909
Lady Helen's Escapade as Lady Helen
1909
A Troublesome Satchel as In Crowd
1909
Confidence as Nellie Burton
1909
The Winning Coat as Lady-in-Waiting
1909
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade as Mrs. Schneider
1909
The Road to the Heart as Mexican Woman
1909
Trying to Get Arrested as The Nanny
1909
A Drunkard's Reformation as Woman in the Play
1909
Jones and His New Neighbors as Mrs. Jones
1909
The Medicine Bottle as Mrs. Ross
1909
The Deception as Mabel Colton
1909
The Lure of the Gown as Veronica
1909
I Did It
1909
The Salvation Army Lass as Mary Wilson
1909
The Wooden Leg as Claire
1909
The Roue’s Heart as Noblewoman
1909
The Prussian Spy as The Maid
1909
His Wife's Mother as Mrs. Jones
1909
Saul and David
1909
At the Altar as Girl at Wedding
1909
The Politician's Love Story
1909
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals as Mrs. Jones
1909
The Curtain Pole as Mrs. Edwards
1909
His Ward's Love as The Reverend's Ward
1909
Tragic Love as The Maid / In Factory
1909
A Wreath in Time as Mrs. John Goodhusband
1909
The Brahma Diamond as The Guard's Sweetheart
1909
The Girls and Daddy as Dr. Payson's First Daughter
1909
The Cord of Life as Woman in Tenement
1909
Those Awful Hats as Theatre Audience
1909
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party as Mrs. Jones
1909
The Criminal Hypnotist as The Maid
1909
Those Boys! as The Maid
1909
The Sacrifice as Mrs. Hardluck
1909
The Honor of Thieves as Rachel Einstein
1909
Mrs. Jones Entertains as Mrs. Jones
1909
One Touch of Nature as Mrs. John Murray
1908
The Helping Hand as Wedding Guest
1908
Mr. Jones at the Ball as Mrs. Jones
1908
The Christmas Burglars as Mrs. Martin
1908
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
1908
An Awful Moment as Mrs. Mowbray
1908
The Test of Friendship as Jennie Colman
1908
The Reckoning as The Wife
1908
The Feud and the Turkey as Nellie Caufield's Sister
1908
Money Mad as Bank Customer / Landlady
1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy as Calpurnia
1908
The Valet's Wife as Muse
1908
The Clubman and the Tramp as Bridget / Dinner Guest
1908
A Woman's Way
1908
The Ingrate as The Trapper's Wife
1908
The Song of the Shirt as Woman
1908
The Taming of the Shrew as Katharina
1908
The Pirate's Gold
1908
After Many Years as Mrs. John Davis
1908
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian as Cleopatra
1908
Concealing a Burglar as Mrs. Brown
1908
The Call of the Wild as Gladys Penrose
1908
Romance of a Jewess as Ruth Simonson
1908
The Planter's Wife as Tomboy Nellie
1908
The Vaquero's Vow as Wedding Party / In Bar
1908
Ingomar, the Barbarian as Parthenia
1908
Father Gets in the Game as First Couple
1908
The Zulu's Heart as The Boer's Wife
1908
The Devil as A Model
1908
The Stolen Jewels as Mrs. Jenkins
1908
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908
A Smoked Husband as Mrs. Bibbs
1908
Where the Breakers Roar as At the Beach
1908
The Heart of O Yama as O'Yama
1908
The Red Girl as The Red Girl
1908
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters as Mrs. Bailey
1908
The Girl and the Outlaw as Woman
1908
Betrayed by a Handprint as Myrtle Vane
1908
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils as Salome
1908
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora as Unconfirmed Character
1908
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen as Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
1908
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance as Lady Jane
1908
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet as Juliet
1908
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy as Banquet Quest
1907
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
1907
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
1907
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath as The Lady
1907
Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America as Boone's Daughter
1906
The Automobile Thieves